<< >> NASA ASRS Report 597956, October 2003

BE55 pilot did not insure the cabin door was properly closed. It popped open just after takeoff. Pilot ran off runway in the abort attempt.

Attributes
ACN	597956
Time
Date	200310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 645 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	597956
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe excursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Right forward door popped open just after rotation (approximately 90 KTS) on runway 6 at crg. PF reduced power to idle, landed the aircraft, and commenced maximum braking. Reject initiated with less than 1000 ft of runway remaining. Aircraft departed end of runway at approximately 20 KTS. Taxied back to amp and inspected aircraft. There was no damage to either the landing gear or propellers. Resecured door, briefed subsequent takeoff, and departed uneventfully. This chain of events was caused by a faulty latch on the right door leading to the door not fully being locked. Door was not sufficiently checked again prior to takeoff. PF thought he had more runway remaining than he actually had. PF stated afterward he should have continued takeoff versus rejecting. We both briefed that a door opening on takeoff is not a reject item.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE55 PLT DID NOT INSURE THE CABIN DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED. IT POPPED OPEN JUST AFTER TKOF. PLT RAN OFF RWY IN THE ABORT ATTEMPT.

Narrative: R FORWARD DOOR POPPED OPEN JUST AFTER ROTATION (APPROX 90 KTS) ON RWY 6 AT CRG. PF REDUCED PWR TO IDLE, LANDED THE ACFT, AND COMMENCED MAX BRAKING. REJECT INITIATED WITH LESS THAN 1000 FT OF RWY REMAINING. ACFT DEPARTED END OF RWY AT APPROX 20 KTS. TAXIED BACK TO AMP AND INSPECTED ACFT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER THE LNDG GEAR OR PROPS. RESECURED DOOR, BRIEFED SUBSEQUENT TKOF, AND DEPARTED UNEVENTFULLY. THIS CHAIN OF EVENTS WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY LATCH ON THE R DOOR LEADING TO THE DOOR NOT FULLY BEING LOCKED. DOOR WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY CHKED AGAIN PRIOR TO TKOF. PF THOUGHT HE HAD MORE RWY REMAINING THAN HE ACTUALLY HAD. PF STATED AFTERWARD HE SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED TKOF VERSUS REJECTING. WE BOTH BRIEFED THAT A DOOR OPENING ON TKOF IS NOT A REJECT ITEM.

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.