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Aviation accident WPR11LA119

NONE · CZECH SPORTPLANES SRO DYNAMIC · 2011-01-09 · Palm Springs, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number
WPR11LA119
Event ID
20110202X72636
Type
Accident
Date
2011-01-09
Location
Palm Springs, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.829723, -116.506668

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
CZECH SPORTPLANES SRO
Model
DYNAMIC
Registration
N595DY
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

Inadvertent opening of the airplane canopy during the landing approach in a downdraft, which resulted in a rapid descent and hard landing.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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