ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249042
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| Date: | Monday 22 March 2021 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Sonex Waiex |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N220JD |
| MSN: | WXB0029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8 hours |
| Engine model: | Sonex AeroVee Turbo |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Doylestown Airport (DYL/KDYL), PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Doylestown, PA |
| Doylestown, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was performing maintenance on his airplane and running the engine at full throttle to verify the exhaust gas temperature was within limits. He said that after the last adjustment and anticipating another adjustment, he only latched the canopy enough to keep it in place while performing a test run on the ground. After the test run was performed, the pilot departed without properly securing the canopy. Shortly after takeoff, the canopy was 'ripped off' the airplane and while returning to the runway, the approach was too low and the airplane contacted trees on short final. The airplane landed short of the runway and did 'two pancakes' resulting in substantial damaged to the fuselage, and firewall. The pilot further stated there were no mechanical failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during landing. Contributing to the accident was his failure to ensure the canopy locks were properly configured prior to flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA396
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N220JD
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2021 15:12 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 07-Jul-2022 19:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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