C208 cargo pilot has pod door open on departure losing some freight.

Attributes
ACN	690054
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	690054
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Took off on runway 13 at ZZZ. Front pod door opened on rotation and 2 or 3 plastic bags blew out or were sucked out; no adverse flying conditions noticed. I arrived ZZZ1. That was when I knew door was open; when I landed; got out; and saw it. Several empty bags were found on approach end of runway 9 at ZZZ1 which were picked up with the assistance of airport maintenance truck.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C208 CARGO PLT HAS POD DOOR OPEN ON DEP LOSING SOME FREIGHT.

Narrative: TOOK OFF ON RWY 13 AT ZZZ. FRONT POD DOOR OPENED ON ROTATION AND 2 OR 3 PLASTIC BAGS BLEW OUT OR WERE SUCKED OUT; NO ADVERSE FLYING CONDITIONS NOTICED. I ARRIVED ZZZ1. THAT WAS WHEN I KNEW DOOR WAS OPEN; WHEN I LANDED; GOT OUT; AND SAW IT. SEVERAL EMPTY BAGS WERE FOUND ON APCH END OF RWY 9 AT ZZZ1 WHICH WERE PICKED UP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ARPT MAINT TRUCK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.