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04-28-2015, 11:46 AM
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The handle on the canopy is in the aft position and by the placement of the locking pins attached to the handle it appears to still be in the "locked" position as the OP stated. So if the canopy was locked when it came off, maybe the pop-rivets on the hinge side broke off. Plus that would explain why it went to the left side of the vertical stab.
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04-28-2015, 12:57 PM
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Glad you were able to get down on the ground safely. I hope you find the canopy (let me know if you want some help, I am over at Twin Oaks and glad to go out and help look), and in turn that you get to retrieve the video from the camera that looks like it was attached to the canopy. Looks like that camera could provide some good info assuming it was running.
EDIT: Watched the video again frame by frame. The canopy looks like it was intact as it crossed over to pilot's right, then broken as it crossed back and aft, so can't see how it's likely a bird strike - as CATPart points out, too.
In the video, the canopy glass appears to be broken from the center several inches up from the canopy frame and intact along the front sides, gone on top and at the back. And the glass departed the aircraft in fragments before the canopy frame appeared, so.... Bird strike maybe? Certainly plenty of geese and raptors and whatnot out-and-about around here right now. I've had a couple relatively close calls with birds the past several weeks in my spam can. In two cases they were raptors in talons-barred, wings-spread, don't-go-near-my-nest mode.
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04-28-2015, 01:11 PM
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04-28-2015, 01:17 PM
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Great Job!
Great job FLYING THE AIRPLANE!
From the ultra-clear video, it seems like it will be rather simple to pinpoint the field where the canopy ended up landing. Looks like some unique topography which will help you locate the area again from the air. Then maybe make a note of the coordinates in a GPS and go find the farmer that owns the place!?
Glad you are OK!
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04-28-2015, 01:42 PM
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I say no bird strike and not a hinge failure. This has to be a lock failure. You can clearly see the canopy opens from left to right (from the pilots perspective), indicating the hinge is intact. As it opens, you can see the silhouette of the canopy on the turtle deck and it looks perfect, no cracks (for the portion that can be seen). After it fully opens I assume violent deflection and forces cracked the plastic and you see pieces depart. Then the entire canopy passes from the right side to the left as it departs the aircraft. Possibly, a bird hit the canopy and pushed it back enough to dislodge the locking pin, but where is this bird in the video? Whatever happened, seriously lucky guy.
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04-28-2015, 02:07 PM
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Make sure you contact the NTSB. This definitely falls under part 830 and requires notification.
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04-28-2015, 02:25 PM
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glad you are safe, and way to keep your wits during a serious IFE.
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04-28-2015, 04:31 PM
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John,
Glad you are hear to show us and talk about it.
I'm currently looking for a helmet for that very reason (with face shield).
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04-28-2015, 06:21 PM
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Man sorry about your plane but good to be alive I'm sure. Thanks for sharing
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04-28-2015, 08:52 PM
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John,
Now, in your reflection you have probably thought about it, but the camera would have an absolute time for each frame. That time could be correlated with a gps track and time record, if you are so equipped. This should narrow down the location of your canopy.
Again, some luck involved, but your steady nerves and focus was exemplary.
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