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| Subject: | Re: Zenith thrown out of plane |
Maybe it has been mentioned somewhere on this list (I don't keep
close track any more), but I came across another example of a 601
with a forward hinged canopy opening in flight.
This one was in the UK in May 2012.
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/october_2012/zenair_ch_601hds_zodiac__g_cezv.cfm
" However, at about 1,200 ft, he encountered a "bump of turbulence"
which the pilot likened to driving over "a speed hump too fast". He
heard a click and felt a draught in the cockpit which had not been
there before. He immediately noticed that the canopy was displaced on
the passenger's side and that the hook on that side had popped out.
As he was still only a few miles from Swansea, he decided to return
and fly a gentle circuit to land and investigate. As a precaution, he
put his left arm through the sliding window on his side in order to
hold the canopy down in case the other hook on this side also
unlatched, which it did shortly afterwards. Despite still having his
arm hooked around the canopy, he could not prevent it opening about
12-14 inches, although he believes he was preventing it opening
further. He states that he was surprised at the effect of the
unlatched canopy on the aircraft's performance and handling; even
with full power applied, he was having to descend and also having to
exert considerable back-pressure on the control column to prevent the
nose from pitching down. "
The aircraft was landed, heavily, just short of a runway through a
bush. Despite remaining on its gear, something had broken so the
aircraft then burned. Pilot evacuated, no injuries.
Peter Chapman
Toronto, ON
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