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A cessna citation shortly after takeoff returned to the field due to the right nose baggage door opening by failure of crew member to close and lock door during preflight check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 462635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbn.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sbn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 462635 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Normal takeoff, no warning lights, etc. Shortly after rotation, right nose baggage door came open. Some items left the aircraft and were later recovered by airport personnel. An immediate return for landing was requested and a normal landing was made. Inspection was made by the crew and no damage to the aircraft was found. Flight was continued without further incident. Cause was determined to be crew member fault -- left baggage door partially latched during baggage loading and preflight duties in between legs. Corrective action will include an inspection by the last crew member to enter the aircraft walking around the nose and physically checking baggage door latches and locks. Also being strongly considered is a modification to the aircraft that installs warning lights with micro switches on the latches such as are standard on other models of the citation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CESSNA CITATION SHORTLY AFTER TKOF RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO THE R NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENING BY FAILURE OF CREW MEMBER TO CLOSE AND LOCK DOOR DURING PREFLT CHK.
Narrative: NORMAL TKOF, NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, R NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN. SOME ITEMS L THE ACFT AND WERE LATER RECOVERED BY ARPT PERSONNEL. AN IMMEDIATE RETURN FOR LNDG WAS REQUESTED AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. INSPECTION WAS MADE BY THE CREW AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS FOUND. FLT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE CREW MEMBER FAULT -- LEFT BAGGAGE DOOR PARTIALLY LATCHED DURING BAGGAGE LOADING AND PREFLT DUTIES IN BTWN LEGS. CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL INCLUDE AN INSPECTION BY THE LAST CREW MEMBER TO ENTER THE ACFT WALKING AROUND THE NOSE AND PHYSICALLY CHKING BAGGAGE DOOR LATCHES AND LOCKS. ALSO BEING STRONGLY CONSIDERED IS A MODIFICATION TO THE ACFT THAT INSTALLS WARNING LIGHTS WITH MICRO SWITCHES ON THE LATCHES SUCH AS ARE STANDARD ON OTHER MODELS OF THE CITATION.
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.