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The nose baggage door of an small transport twin opens during takeoff causing the pilot to return land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334722 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 5 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf tower : day |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1920 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 334722 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
PIC verified all baggage doors were closed and locked before emplaning. After PIC was complete with preflight, owner/passenger checked baggage doors and later said that he was sure they were locked. Shortly after takeoff, nose baggage door opened. Climb out was discontinued and a normal landing was made. In a corp operation, it is vital that the PIC is the only person who is authority/authorized to operate/close doors, though in this case, the door latch may have failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OF AN SMT TWIN OPENS DURING TKOF CAUSING THE PLT TO RETURN LAND.
Narrative: PIC VERIFIED ALL BAGGAGE DOORS WERE CLOSED AND LOCKED BEFORE EMPLANING. AFTER PIC WAS COMPLETE WITH PREFLT, OWNER/PAX CHKED BAGGAGE DOORS AND LATER SAID THAT HE WAS SURE THEY WERE LOCKED. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED. CLBOUT WAS DISCONTINUED AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. IN A CORP OP, IT IS VITAL THAT THE PIC IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS AUTH TO OPERATE/CLOSE DOORS, THOUGH IN THIS CASE, THE DOOR LATCH MAY HAVE FAILED.
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.