NTSB Identification: ERA12CA341
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Shirley, NY
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/26/2012
Aircraft: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S SPORTCRUISER, registration: N297SC
Injuries: 1 Minor.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. He reported that he opened the canopy to vent the cockpit before takeoff; however, he was unsure if he verified that it was latched and locked. The pilot completed one takeoff and landing, and, on the next takeoff, the canopy lifted off of the frame during the initial climb. The pilot unsuccessfully attempted to close the canopy and continued the climb but was unsure if the airplane would maintain clearance from trees located beyond the departure end of the runway. He banked the airplane to avoid striking trees and the airplane entered a stall. The pilot pitched the airplane down and was able to recover it from the stall; however, the airplane impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane and canopy revealed that there were no preaccident malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after the cockpit canopy opened during the takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to securely lock the canopy before takeoff.
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. He reported that he opened the canopy to vent the cockpit prior to takeoff; however, he was unsure if he verified that it was latched and locked. The pilot completed one takeoff and landing, and on the next takeoff, the canopy lifted off of the frame during the initial climb. The pilot unsuccessfully attempted to close the canopy and continued the climb, but was unsure if the airplane would maintain clearance from trees located beyond the departure end of the runway. He banked the airplane to avoid striking trees and the airplane entered a stall. The pilot pitched the airplane down, and was able to recover it from the stall; however, the airplane impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane and canopy revealed that there were no preimpact malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
The
pilot of a light sport plane lost control of his aircraft shortly after
takeoff at Brookhaven Calabro Airport and made a hard landing short of
the runway, Town of Brookhaven officials said.
The pilot of a light sport plane lost control of his aircraft shortly after takeoff Thursday at Brookhaven Calabro Airport and made a hard landing short of the runway, Town of Brookhaven officials said.
"The pilot walked away from the scene, but went to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue for observation," Brookhaven Town spokesman Jack Krieger said in a statement.
Soon after takeoff, just before 4 p.m., the canopy that comes down over the plane's cockpit came open, the statement said. The pilot, who was not identified, turned the plane to come back for a landing and missed the runway by 350 feet, landing on grass, Krieger said.
Suffolk County police and the town's public safety officers went to the scene after the crash and were awaiting the arrival of Federal Aviation Administration investigators.
The town's Division of General Aviation maintains and operates the two-runway airport on 600 acres in Shirley. The airport handles more than 135,000 takeoffs and landings a year, according to the town's website.
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