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Pilot of an small transport twin declared an emergency and diverted to land after the main cabin door came open during climb out. Flight assist.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311093 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : n87 |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tracon : wri |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 838 flight time type : 129 |
| ASRS Report | 311093 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon climbing out from blm, en route to rbv and then to hpn, passenger door popped open approximately 4-6 inches and could not be closed. Required pilot's constant hand hold to prevent further opening, leaving only left hand free to pilot aircraft. Aircraft speed reduced and gear extended for stability. Reported situation to new york approach and was awaiting landing vectors when radio contact lost with new york approach due to loss of altitude. Emergency was declared on 121.5 and aircraft was vectored for safe landing at N87 by mcguire approach. No damage or injury. Latching mechanism was adjusted before further flight. No further occurrence in approximately 3 hours of flight subsequent thereto.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER THE MAIN CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN DURING CLBOUT. FLT ASSIST.
Narrative: UPON CLBING OUT FROM BLM, ENRTE TO RBV AND THEN TO HPN, PAX DOOR POPPED OPEN APPROX 4-6 INCHES AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. REQUIRED PLT'S CONSTANT HAND HOLD TO PREVENT FURTHER OPENING, LEAVING ONLY L HAND FREE TO PLT ACFT. ACFT SPD REDUCED AND GEAR EXTENDED FOR STABILITY. RPTED SIT TO NEW YORK APCH AND WAS AWAITING LNDG VECTORS WHEN RADIO CONTACT LOST WITH NEW YORK APCH DUE TO LOSS OF ALT. EMER WAS DECLARED ON 121.5 AND ACFT WAS VECTORED FOR SAFE LNDG AT N87 BY MCGUIRE APCH. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. LATCHING MECHANISM WAS ADJUSTED BEFORE FURTHER FLT. NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE IN APPROX 3 HRS OF FLT SUBSEQUENT THERETO.
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.