Return land mmu after door of small aircraft opens during climb.

Attributes
ACN	234503
Time
Date	199302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmu
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : mmu
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 675 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	234503
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff on climb out at 2000 door opened and the cold air caused my hands and legs to be numb. I asked mmu departure if I could come back to land. Cleared for runway 30. The air very cold, I needed to use runway 5 to get down quicker. Cleared B controller to land after he saw me on approach. Landed ok. Closed door and cleared to takeoff again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND MMU AFTER DOOR OF SMA OPENS DURING CLB.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF ON CLBOUT AT 2000 DOOR OPENED AND THE COLD AIR CAUSED MY HANDS AND LEGS TO BE NUMB. I ASKED MMU DEP IF I COULD COME BACK TO LAND. CLRED FOR RWY 30. THE AIR VERY COLD, I NEEDED TO USE RWY 5 TO GET DOWN QUICKER. CLRED B CTLR TO LAND AFTER HE SAW ME ON APCH. LANDED OK. CLOSED DOOR AND CLRED TO TKOF AGAIN.

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.