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Distraction and auditory interference from open door in flight leads to altitude and heading deviation for small aircraft twin pilot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 173366 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mcn |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mcn artcc : zdc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 173366 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Picked up a new small transport. First takeoff, door popped open on turnout from pattern. Assigned 2500' and descended to 2100' while trying to control aircraft. Due to considerable noise from open door, I had trouble hearing radios. I was vectored toward a military base next to macon airport and upon lining up with macon runway 5, I heard a garbled transmission. I asked them to repeat the instructions, and again I couldn't hear or understand. To keep from entering the AFB pattern and since I had already gone through the final approach course, I assumed that the transmission was to make a visibility approach. No conflict with traffic. My only mistake was not declaring an emergency in the blind, so other traffic would be rerouted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISTR AND AUDITORY INTERFERENCE FROM OPEN DOOR IN FLT LEADS TO ALT AND HEADING DEVIATION FOR SMA TWIN PLT.
Narrative: PICKED UP A NEW SMT. FIRST TKOF, DOOR POPPED OPEN ON TURNOUT FROM PATTERN. ASSIGNED 2500' AND DSNDED TO 2100' WHILE TRYING TO CTL ACFT. DUE TO CONSIDERABLE NOISE FROM OPEN DOOR, I HAD TROUBLE HEARING RADIOS. I WAS VECTORED TOWARD A MIL BASE NEXT TO MACON ARPT AND UPON LINING UP WITH MACON RWY 5, I HEARD A GARBLED XMISSION. I ASKED THEM TO REPEAT THE INSTRUCTIONS, AND AGAIN I COULDN'T HEAR OR UNDERSTAND. TO KEEP FROM ENTERING THE AFB PATTERN AND SINCE I HAD ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE FINAL APCH COURSE, I ASSUMED THAT THE XMISSION WAS TO MAKE A VIS APCH. NO CONFLICT WITH TFC. MY ONLY MISTAKE WAS NOT DECLARING AN EMER IN THE BLIND, SO OTHER TFC WOULD BE REROUTED.
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.