Cargo door opened during takeoff causing baggage to drop out on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	286561
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	286561
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	286696
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxi-out pensacola door lights out. After taking runway and during takeoff roll at approximately 100 KTS, forward cargo light illuminated...elected to continue due to runway length. Once airborne it was evident door did not seal and in fact was open as aircraft did not pressurize. Returned to pensacola to find cargo door open and some luggage had fallen on runway during takeoff. The station personnel had failed to close and lock door prior to departure. A company policy requires a walk-around inspection to check doors and panels closed. The lack of a walk around coupled with an intermittent door light indicating system set this incident in motion. The push to make a scheduled departure associated with the hurried ground personnel undoubtedly resulted in a missed final-walk-around. Hence an uneventful air-turn-back that could have resulted in engine damage wheels etc. Recommendations: follow company procedures!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO DOOR OPENED DURING TKOF CAUSING BAGGAGE TO DROP OUT ON THE RWY.

Narrative: TAXI-OUT PENSACOLA DOOR LIGHTS OUT. AFTER TAKING RWY AND DURING TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 100 KTS, FORWARD CARGO LIGHT ILLUMINATED...ELECTED TO CONTINUE DUE TO RWY LENGTH. ONCE AIRBORNE IT WAS EVIDENT DOOR DID NOT SEAL AND IN FACT WAS OPEN AS ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE. RETURNED TO PENSACOLA TO FIND CARGO DOOR OPEN AND SOME LUGGAGE HAD FALLEN ON RWY DURING TKOF. THE STATION PERSONNEL HAD FAILED TO CLOSE AND LOCK DOOR PRIOR TO DEP. A COMPANY POLICY REQUIRES A WALK-AROUND INSPECTION TO CHK DOORS AND PANELS CLOSED. THE LACK OF A WALK AROUND COUPLED WITH AN INTERMITTENT DOOR LIGHT INDICATING SYS SET THIS INCIDENT IN MOTION. THE PUSH TO MAKE A SCHEDULED DEP ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRIED GND PERSONNEL UNDOUBTEDLY RESULTED IN A MISSED FINAL-WALK-AROUND. HENCE AN UNEVENTFUL AIR-TURN-BACK THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ENG DAMAGE WHEELS ETC. RECOMMENDATIONS: FOLLOW COMPANY PROCS!

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.