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A dehavilland pilot reported losing the canopy in flight and returning to departure airport for a precautionary landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1366367 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | De Havilland Canada Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Dispatch Dispatch 35 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 1650 Flight Crew Type 49 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
After takeoff I noticed that there seemed to be a lot of noise in the cockpit; I checked the pressure seals and everything seemed fine. On turning toward the airport for the approach the canopy locking pin sheared and the canopy separated from the aircraft. I called the tower and reported losing the canopy and that I would return to [departure airport]! I did not [request priority handling] as the aircraft was safe to fly. I landed the aircraft and replaced the canopy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A deHavilland pilot reported losing the canopy in flight and returning to departure airport for a precautionary landing.
Narrative: After takeoff I noticed that there seemed to be a lot of noise in the cockpit; I checked the pressure seals and everything seemed fine. On turning toward the airport for the approach the canopy locking pin sheared and the canopy separated from the aircraft. I called the Tower and reported losing the canopy and that I would return to [departure airport]! I did not [request priority handling] as the aircraft was safe to fly. I landed the aircraft and replaced the canopy.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.