While climbing in uncontrolled airspace, rear canopy departs an small transport aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	435874
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : olv.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl single value : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	435874
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Climbing to 17500 ft. At approximately 14500 ft MSL, the rear canopy suddenly departed the aircraft. This did not affect the flight of aircraft. The canopy is nonstructural. No other damage occurred. The flight continued and concluded normally. There was never any emergency situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE CLBING IN UNCTLED AIRSPACE, REAR CANOPY DEPARTS AN SMT ACFT.

Narrative: CLBING TO 17500 FT. AT APPROX 14500 FT MSL, THE REAR CANOPY SUDDENLY DEPARTED THE ACFT. THIS DID NOT AFFECT THE FLT OF ACFT. THE CANOPY IS NONSTRUCTURAL. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE FLT CONTINUED AND CONCLUDED NORMALLY. THERE WAS NEVER ANY EMER SIT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.