Small transport had door pop open on takeoff. Pilot attempted landing on remainder of runway. Gear d...

Attributes
ACN	116361
Time
Date	198907
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 680
ASRS Report	116361
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Following rotation and commencement of climb, while landing gear was in transit up, the forward cabin door (right side) popped open. I advised the local controller that door open and that aircraft would land on remaining runway (total runway available on 26L is 10,000'). I then moved gear handle down and commenced landing. Apparently the gear failed to deploy and a gear up landing occurred. The cabin door had been secured and checked as locked prior to takeoff. I have experienced a few door openings previously, but never with as much remaining runway to which I could return, so previous incidents were handled by going around the traffic pattern to land and reclose door. I do not know why the landing gear failed to deploy. During the gear up landing the cabin developed electric smelling smoke.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT HAD DOOR POP OPEN ON TKOF. PLT ATTEMPTED LNDG ON REMAINDER OF RWY. GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY.

Narrative: FOLLOWING ROTATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF CLIMB, WHILE LNDG GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT UP, THE FORWARD CABIN DOOR (RIGHT SIDE) POPPED OPEN. I ADVISED THE LCL CTLR THAT DOOR OPEN AND THAT ACFT WOULD LAND ON REMAINING RWY (TOTAL RWY AVAILABLE ON 26L IS 10,000'). I THEN MOVED GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND COMMENCED LNDG. APPARENTLY THE GEAR FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A GEAR UP LNDG OCCURRED. THE CABIN DOOR HAD BEEN SECURED AND CHECKED AS LOCKED PRIOR TO TKOF. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A FEW DOOR OPENINGS PREVIOUSLY, BUT NEVER WITH AS MUCH REMAINING RWY TO WHICH I COULD RETURN, SO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WERE HANDLED BY GOING AROUND THE TFC PATTERN TO LAND AND RECLOSE DOOR. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE LNDG GEAR FAILED TO DEPLOY. DURING THE GEAR UP LNDG THE CABIN DEVELOPED ELECTRIC SMELLING SMOKE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Small transport had door pop open on takeoff. Pilot attempted landing on remainder of runway. Gear did not deploy.