A C425 cargo door improperly closed and latched comes open on takeoff. A low altitude circle back for landing at 200 ft is accomplished. Tower controller issued a special VFR clearance to the crew with three fourths mi visibility.

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Attributes
ACN	391111
Time
Date	199801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cps
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cps
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Corsair
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other other
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : circling
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	391111
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately AB20 local another captain (acting as copilot) and I had just completed a flight from cleveland (IFR) unloaded our 1 passenger and were repositioning from cps to aln for a scheduled inspection. We received our clearance and taxied to runway 30L for takeoff. ATIS information was current. We received takeoff clearance from tower and started takeoff. After lift-off and gear retraction the left baggage door popped open. There was not sufficient runway remaining for landing. Being fearful of separation of the door and damage to the windshield we asked tower for and received permission to stay low and return for landing. On turn from crosswind to downwind tower told us to turn off our transponder which we did. On downwind tower told us we were granted a 'special VFR clearance.' being based at cps and familiar with airport environment, we were able to return to runway 30L and land without incident. We did this at much below pattern altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C425 CARGO DOOR IMPROPERLY CLOSED AND LATCHED COMES OPEN ON TKOF. A LOW ALT CIRCLE BACK FOR LNDG AT 200 FT IS ACCOMPLISHED. TWR CTLR ISSUED A SPECIAL VFR CLRNC TO THE CREW WITH THREE FOURTHS MI VISIBILITY.

Narrative: AT APPROX AB20 LCL ANOTHER CAPT (ACTING AS COPLT) AND I HAD JUST COMPLETED A FLT FROM CLEVELAND (IFR) UNLOADED OUR 1 PAX AND WERE REPOSITIONING FROM CPS TO ALN FOR A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC AND TAXIED TO RWY 30L FOR TKOF. ATIS INFO WAS CURRENT. WE RECEIVED TKOF CLRNC FROM TWR AND STARTED TKOF. AFTER LIFT-OFF AND GEAR RETRACTION THE L BAGGAGE DOOR POPPED OPEN. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING FOR LNDG. BEING FEARFUL OF SEPARATION OF THE DOOR AND DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD WE ASKED TWR FOR AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO STAY LOW AND RETURN FOR LNDG. ON TURN FROM XWIND TO DOWNWIND TWR TOLD US TO TURN OFF OUR XPONDER WHICH WE DID. ON DOWNWIND TWR TOLD US WE WERE GRANTED A 'SPECIAL VFR CLRNC.' BEING BASED AT CPS AND FAMILIAR WITH ARPT ENVIRONMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO RWY 30L AND LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE DID THIS AT MUCH BELOW PATTERN ALT.

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.