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Passenger door opening in flight gives low time twin small aircraft pilot a difficult time with aircraft control. Diversion to altitude airport with emergency declared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 208810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : apa |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den tower : apa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 208810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Passenger door on small aircraft twin opened in flight. Airplane yawed to right. Pilot added full power, could not close door. Airplane performed as though right engine was out. Added full left rudder. Much nose and vibration. Landed safely at apa after emergency was declared to denver approach. Apa tower reminded pilot to lower gear. Pilot was not going through landing checklist until reminded by tower on final.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX DOOR OPENING IN FLT GIVES LOW TIME TWIN SMA PLT A DIFFICULT TIME WITH ACFT CTL. DIVERSION TO ALT ARPT WITH EMER DECLARED.
Narrative: PAX DOOR ON SMA TWIN OPENED IN FLT. AIRPLANE YAWED TO R. PLT ADDED FULL PWR, COULD NOT CLOSE DOOR. AIRPLANE PERFORMED AS THOUGH R ENG WAS OUT. ADDED FULL L RUDDER. MUCH NOSE AND VIBRATION. LANDED SAFELY AT APA AFTER EMER WAS DECLARED TO DENVER APCH. APA TWR REMINDED PLT TO LOWER GEAR. PLT WAS NOT GOING THROUGH LNDG CHKLIST UNTIL REMINDED BY TWR ON FINAL.
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.