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Small transport loses part of passenger door, slight skin damage to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 209539 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fwa |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fwa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 209539 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 209619 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Photographer was sitting in the door seat taking photographs, and inadvertently caught the upper door latch with his elbow, coat sleeve or camera strap causing the upper door panel to open which broke away from the hinges causing the door to hit the upper tip of the vertical stabilizer which did minor skin damage. There was no noticeable difference in flight characteristics of the aircraft. The tail damage was not noticed until after landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT LOSES PART OF PAX DOOR, SLIGHT SKIN DAMAGE TO ACFT.
Narrative: PHOTOGRAPHER WAS SITTING IN THE DOOR SEAT TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS, AND INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT THE UPPER DOOR LATCH WITH HIS ELBOW, COAT SLEEVE OR CAMERA STRAP CAUSING THE UPPER DOOR PANEL TO OPEN WHICH BROKE AWAY FROM THE HINGES CAUSING THE DOOR TO HIT THE UPPER TIP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WHICH DID MINOR SKIN DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACFT. THE TAIL DAMAGE WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL AFTER LNDG.
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.