Pilot of jump plane rolls plane twice while trying to retrieve carpet and close door after jumpers e...

Attributes
ACN	215188
Time
Date	199207
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : owa
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	215188
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 20
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After releasing jumpers I attempted to close the jump door by slipping airplane (this is the standard procedure with this type of jump door). Somehow, the aircraft's carpet must have been dislodged by a jumper and it began to get sucked outside the airplane. Distracted while working on the carpet, the aircraft rolled twice. I then stowed the carpet, closed the jump door and made an uneventful landing. Inspection revealed no damage to the aircraft in the mishap.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF JUMP PLANE ROLLS PLANE TWICE WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE CARPET AND CLOSE DOOR AFTER JUMPERS EXIT ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER RELEASING JUMPERS I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE JUMP DOOR BY SLIPPING AIRPLANE (THIS IS THE STANDARD PROC WITH THIS TYPE OF JUMP DOOR). SOMEHOW, THE ACFT'S CARPET MUST HAVE BEEN DISLODGED BY A JUMPER AND IT BEGAN TO GET SUCKED OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE. DISTRACTED WHILE WORKING ON THE CARPET, THE ACFT ROLLED TWICE. I THEN STOWED THE CARPET, CLOSED THE JUMP DOOR AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT IN THE MISHAP.

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.

Pilot of jump plane rolls plane twice while trying to retrieve carpet and close door after jumpers exit aircraft.