Air taxi small aircraft has baggage door open in-flight. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	228513
Time
Date	199212
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2920 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	228513
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I departed denver stapleton airport in an small aircraft off of runway 26L. On my climb out, at approximately 800 ft AGL, the tower told me to turn to a southerly heading. Just after I initiated a 20- 25 degree bank turn, I felt a sudden gust of cold air in the cockpit. I could not see any doors or windows open and the baggage door in the aft part of the aircraft was beyond my view. I contacted the tower and told them that I thought I had a door open and needed to return for a normal landing. Upon reaching the airport and the runup area, I inspected the cargo door and found it to be open. I noticed that a bag which had previously been there was no longer in the cargo area. I shut and resecured the baggage door and continued my trip without any further problems. It is not known if the bag was lost in flight or while taxiing. Upon return to the aircraft's home base, I had a mechanic inspect the door and adjust it for security.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI SMA HAS BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN INFLT. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: I DEPARTED DENVER STAPLETON ARPT IN AN SMA OFF OF RWY 26L. ON MY CLBOUT, AT APPROX 800 FT AGL, THE TWR TOLD ME TO TURN TO A SOUTHERLY HDG. JUST AFTER I INITIATED A 20- 25 DEG BANK TURN, I FELT A SUDDEN GUST OF COLD AIR IN THE COCKPIT. I COULD NOT SEE ANY DOORS OR WINDOWS OPEN AND THE BAGGAGE DOOR IN THE AFT PART OF THE ACFT WAS BEYOND MY VIEW. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT I HAD A DOOR OPEN AND NEEDED TO RETURN FOR A NORMAL LNDG. UPON REACHING THE ARPT AND THE RUNUP AREA, I INSPECTED THE CARGO DOOR AND FOUND IT TO BE OPEN. I NOTICED THAT A BAG WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN THERE WAS NO LONGER IN THE CARGO AREA. I SHUT AND RESECURED THE BAGGAGE DOOR AND CONTINUED MY TRIP WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE BAG WAS LOST IN FLT OR WHILE TAXIING. UPON RETURN TO THE ACFT'S HOME BASE, I HAD A MECH INSPECT THE DOOR AND ADJUST IT FOR SECURITY.

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.