Small aircraft charter crew aborts takeoff after nose baggage door separates during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	447661
Time
Date	199908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ack.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	447661
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At approximately XA05 on aug/xa/99, departing runway 6 in ack on an IFR flight plan to martha's vineyard, the nose baggage door opened and broke or separated from the aircraft. I decided there was sufficient runway to pull the power to idle and stop the aircraft. After slowing to taxi speed I notified the tower of what happened and of debris on the runway. The 2 passenger or myself were uninjured and no other aircraft were affected by the aborted takeoff or debris on the runway. The aborted takeoff was due to my failure to ensure all doors and windows were closed and latched as per before starting engines checklist. Normally I use a flow check for start, taxi, and run-up. I was disciplined the next day with the chief pilot and will use a written checklist for all further flts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CHARTER CREW ABORTS TKOF AFTER NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR SEPARATES DURING TKOF.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA05 ON AUG/XA/99, DEPARTING RWY 6 IN ACK ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD, THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED AND BROKE OR SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. I DECIDED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RWY TO PULL THE PWR TO IDLE AND STOP THE ACFT. AFTER SLOWING TO TAXI SPD I NOTIFIED THE TWR OF WHAT HAPPENED AND OF DEBRIS ON THE RWY. THE 2 PAX OR MYSELF WERE UNINJURED AND NO OTHER ACFT WERE AFFECTED BY THE ABORTED TKOF OR DEBRIS ON THE RWY. THE ABORTED TKOF WAS DUE TO MY FAILURE TO ENSURE ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS WERE CLOSED AND LATCHED AS PER BEFORE STARTING ENGS CHKLIST. NORMALLY I USE A FLOW CHK FOR START, TAXI, AND RUN-UP. I WAS DISCIPLINED THE NEXT DAY WITH THE CHIEF PLT AND WILL USE A WRITTEN CHKLIST FOR ALL FURTHER FLTS.

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.