# Incident 20220729013589I: Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B, Livermore, CA, July 29, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2022, 03:35 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC PITTS S-2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220729013589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE CANOPY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF ON THE CLIMB OUT.  THE CANOPY LANDED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY INSIDE THE FENCING. NO ONE WAS NEAR THE CANOPY LANDING SITE AT EDGE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.  PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING AND MADE A SAFE LANDING.

PILOT STATED HE MAKES SURE THE CANOPY IS LATCHED PROPERLY BEFORE TAKEOFF.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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