Cessna 162 pilot reported the right door violently opened in flight and the window separated from th...

Attributes
ACN	1441505
Time
Date	201704
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 162 Skycatcher
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 1700 Flight Crew Type 4
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

I and another instructor were doing a checkout flight in a cessna skycatcher C162 when the right (passenger) door popped open in flight and was torn almost off the hinges. We were doing our second touch and go when shortly after lift off the right (passenger) door popped open. The door swung to the full open position and began to flutter in the wind. After a short time the door was ripped almost off the hinges and was pinned against the wing strut. Shortly after this the window on the door was blown out and fell to the runway. Because this happened shortly after liftoff we were able to safely land back on the runway and taxi the aircraft back to the ramp. Both I and the passenger are cfis. The flight was performed using all checklists and standard operating procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Cessna 162 pilot reported the right door violently opened in flight and the window separated from the aircraft.

Narrative: I and another instructor were doing a checkout flight in a Cessna Skycatcher C162 when the right (passenger) door popped open in flight and was torn almost off the hinges. We were doing our second touch and go when shortly after lift off the right (passenger) door popped open. The door swung to the full open position and began to flutter in the wind. After a short time the door was ripped almost off the hinges and was pinned against the wing strut. Shortly after this the window on the door was blown out and fell to the runway. Because this happened shortly after liftoff we were able to safely land back on the runway and taxi the aircraft back to the ramp. Both I and the passenger are CFIs. The flight was performed using all checklists and standard operating procedures.

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