N145JG is a 2005 Lancair Intl LEGACY. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor IO-550 series rated at 300 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Friday Harbor, WA. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2005. It has been registered to its current owner since Dec 2005. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 21 years old
- 1 of 56 Lancair Intl LEGACY
2005
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The pilot reported that, prior to a local flight, he placed the airplane's wing and canopy covers and his small dog in the baggage compartment. During the initial climb, after retracting the landing gear, the cockpit canopy, which tips forward for entry into the cockpit, came unlatched and opened to about a 45° angle. He attempted to close and re-latch the canopy to no avail and decided to return to the departure airport.
Subsequently, after extending the landing gear on final, the airplane lost speed and the descent rate increased. He applied full power, but the airplane landed hard and short of the runway, and the landing gear collapsed.
The pilot reported that the airplane had an after market drop down step kit that had been uninstalled; however, during the kit removal, the step mechanism had been removed but the brackets that extended into the baggage compartment had been overlooked. The brackets were attached to the canopy latching mechanism, and he believed his dog accidently hit the protruding brackets and inadvertently opened the canopy in flight.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the center wing spar.
The pilot reported that prior to the canopy opening, there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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