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A light twin ATP pilot forgets to close his forward baggage door which blows open on takeoff, damaging the door, canceling the flight at pwk, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pwk.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pwk.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 527420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Due to being distraction, and moving the airplane 10 ft aft, so as to complete the walkaround inspection, the PIC failed to close and lock the nose baggage door prior to takeoff. Upon liftoff, the door lifted up into the airstream, and was damaged. The PIC successfully landed the airplane, and that was the extent of the incident. To avoid this from happening, the pilot had a self-imposed rule -- he would always close and lock the nose bag door immediately -- even when he knew it would have to be reopened. This rule will be strictly enforced henceforth!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LIGHT TWIN ATP PLT FORGETS TO CLOSE HIS FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR WHICH BLOWS OPEN ON TKOF, DAMAGING THE DOOR, CANCELING THE FLT AT PWK, IL.
Narrative: DUE TO BEING DISTR, AND MOVING THE AIRPLANE 10 FT AFT, SO AS TO COMPLETE THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION, THE PIC FAILED TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR PRIOR TO TKOF. UPON LIFTOFF, THE DOOR LIFTED UP INTO THE AIRSTREAM, AND WAS DAMAGED. THE PIC SUCCESSFULLY LANDED THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT WAS THE EXTENT OF THE INCIDENT. TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING, THE PLT HAD A SELF-IMPOSED RULE -- HE WOULD ALWAYS CLOSE AND LOCK THE NOSE BAG DOOR IMMEDIATELY -- EVEN WHEN HE KNEW IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REOPENED. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED HENCEFORTH!
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.