Narrative:

As I was doing my runup prior to a VFR departure underneath, I heard an aircraft reporting on unicom that he was on a localizer 01 approach. I reported on unicom that I was departing runway 19 to the east. Other aircraft acknowledged. He was still in the clouds, reported about 2 mi out. I took off, immediately door latch popped loose. It is not possible to relatch it in flight. I turned downwind at about 500' altitude, then turned base close in, where I reported turning base on unicom. When I turned final, close in, I saw the other aircraft rolling out, having landed runway 01. He moved off to side and reported to me, I moved to right off the runway, about 100' altitude, then after passing aircraft, landed safely, about halfway down runway. I also talked on unicom to him during this maneuver. Analysis, I unnecessarily put both aircraft in a potentially hazardous position. If nothing had gone wrong, there was plenty of time for me to clear the area. Something did go wrong, the door popped. The problem was compounded when I assumed the aircraft would circle to land behind me on runway 19. There was no wind, so he did not need to, especially since he thought I had left the area. He probably did not hear my transmission, but even if he did, it was too late, as he was probably already touching down. Conclusion, next time, I wait. Even though we were never close enough for sudden evasive action, the other pilot was put in a bad situation and frankly I feel like a fool.

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Title: SMA DEPARTS UNCTLED ARPT AS ACFT IS MAKING INSTRUMENT APCH OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DOOR LATCH POPS, SMA RETURNS TO LAND. HAD CONFLICT WITH ACFT ON RWY.

Narrative: AS I WAS DOING MY RUNUP PRIOR TO A VFR DEP UNDERNEATH, I HEARD AN ACFT RPTING ON UNICOM THAT HE WAS ON A LOC 01 APCH. I RPTED ON UNICOM THAT I WAS DEPARTING RWY 19 TO THE E. OTHER ACFT ACKNOWLEDGED. HE WAS STILL IN THE CLOUDS, RPTED ABOUT 2 MI OUT. I TOOK OFF, IMMEDIATELY DOOR LATCH POPPED LOOSE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO RELATCH IT IN FLT. I TURNED DOWNWIND AT ABOUT 500' ALT, THEN TURNED BASE CLOSE IN, WHERE I RPTED TURNING BASE ON UNICOM. WHEN I TURNED FINAL, CLOSE IN, I SAW THE OTHER ACFT ROLLING OUT, HAVING LANDED RWY 01. HE MOVED OFF TO SIDE AND RPTED TO ME, I MOVED TO R OFF THE RWY, ABOUT 100' ALT, THEN AFTER PASSING ACFT, LANDED SAFELY, ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN RWY. I ALSO TALKED ON UNICOM TO HIM DURING THIS MANEUVER. ANALYSIS, I UNNECESSARILY PUT BOTH ACFT IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS POS. IF NOTHING HAD GONE WRONG, THERE WAS PLENTY OF TIME FOR ME TO CLR THE AREA. SOMETHING DID GO WRONG, THE DOOR POPPED. THE PROB WAS COMPOUNDED WHEN I ASSUMED THE ACFT WOULD CIRCLE TO LAND BEHIND ME ON RWY 19. THERE WAS NO WIND, SO HE DID NOT NEED TO, ESPECIALLY SINCE HE THOUGHT I HAD LEFT THE AREA. HE PROBABLY DID NOT HEAR MY XMISSION, BUT EVEN IF HE DID, IT WAS TOO LATE, AS HE WAS PROBABLY ALREADY TOUCHING DOWN. CONCLUSION, NEXT TIME, I WAIT. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NEVER CLOSE ENOUGH FOR SUDDEN EVASIVE ACTION, THE OTHER PLT WAS PUT IN A BAD SITUATION AND FRANKLY I FEEL LIKE A FOOL.

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.