What was found
CANOPY SHATTERED IN FLIGHT, DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND HIT PROP, DESTROYING PROP. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. IT APPEARS THE LONG-EZ CANOPY FRAME LATCH PASSED THROUGH THE FRAME AND RESTED ON THE GLASS. THE GLASS SHATTERED.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2001
- Submitted
- April 11, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5439N
- Make and model
- Amtr LONGEZ
- Aircraft time
- 240 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Canopy
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Canopy Latch
- Part time
- 240 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.