COLORADO SPRING, CO, USA
N7642
SCHWEIZER SGS 1-34
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CANOPY OF THE GLIDER CAME OPEN WHILE THE GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE CANOPY, AND IN DOING SO, THE GLIDER BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE GLIDER BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND THE PILOT RELEASED THE TOW CABLE AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE FUSELAGE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CANOPY REVEALED IT WAS CAPABLE OF BEING CLOSED AND LATCHED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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