Narrative:

After completing checklist; on takeoff roll; at approximately 65-70 KTS (rotation is at 80 KTS); door popped. Aborted takeoff. While on rollout; spoke with tower about situation and also informed them I believed paper had been sucked out door. I cleared runway and returned to ramp. Tower said they saw paper off on edge of runway -- dispatched line personnel to pick it up; which occurred promptly. I had recently been to FAA safety presentation about airport conditions and importance of letting people know of potential issues (FOD; etc). Had gone to safety presentation because FAA sends e-mails informing pilots of upcoming events in local area. I had practiced 'door pop' emergency many times in recurrent training. Responded in accordance with proper emergency procedure because of prior practice and level of annual recurrent training required by insurance. Found reaction with proper procedure was immediate and instinctive because of prior training. Felt like a non-event. Conclusions: required recurrent training is a good thing -- led to immediate proper response. Traveling FAA safety program; because it provides easily available and well communicated (via internet) local presentations; keeps pilots up to date on the importance of (and how to deal with) small issues so they don't cause bigger problems. Tower personnel were well informed and had backup to take care of possible issue right away. Airport personnel knowledgeable and responded promptly and properly. Am very interested in aviation safety and worked in the field in the military. I understand that most safety reports necessarily focus on 'what went wrong.' it is also informative to see 'what went right' and why. While I don't believe this would have been a major issue in any case; because a lot of prior training provided an understanding of the issues surrounding aborting a takeoff; stopping distances; ability to fly the aircraft in this circumstance; etc; you just respond as you have been trained. You don't waste precious time being surprised or thinking about extraneous issues. That part of the thought process took place earlier. While not surprised; I was assured by the calm; professional response of the tower and airport personnel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 DOOR OPENED ON TKOF ROLL; AND THE PLT REJECTED TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING CHKLIST; ON TKOF ROLL; AT APPROX 65-70 KTS (ROTATION IS AT 80 KTS); DOOR POPPED. ABORTED TKOF. WHILE ON ROLLOUT; SPOKE WITH TWR ABOUT SITUATION AND ALSO INFORMED THEM I BELIEVED PAPER HAD BEEN SUCKED OUT DOOR. I CLRED RWY AND RETURNED TO RAMP. TWR SAID THEY SAW PAPER OFF ON EDGE OF RWY -- DISPATCHED LINE PERSONNEL TO PICK IT UP; WHICH OCCURRED PROMPTLY. I HAD RECENTLY BEEN TO FAA SAFETY PRESENTATION ABOUT ARPT CONDITIONS AND IMPORTANCE OF LETTING PEOPLE KNOW OF POTENTIAL ISSUES (FOD; ETC). HAD GONE TO SAFETY PRESENTATION BECAUSE FAA SENDS E-MAILS INFORMING PLTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN LCL AREA. I HAD PRACTICED 'DOOR POP' EMER MANY TIMES IN RECURRENT TRAINING. RESPONDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER EMER PROC BECAUSE OF PRIOR PRACTICE AND LEVEL OF ANNUAL RECURRENT TRAINING REQUIRED BY INSURANCE. FOUND REACTION WITH PROPER PROC WAS IMMEDIATE AND INSTINCTIVE BECAUSE OF PRIOR TRAINING. FELT LIKE A NON-EVENT. CONCLUSIONS: REQUIRED RECURRENT TRAINING IS A GOOD THING -- LED TO IMMEDIATE PROPER RESPONSE. TRAVELING FAA SAFETY PROGRAM; BECAUSE IT PROVIDES EASILY AVAILABLE AND WELL COMMUNICATED (VIA INTERNET) LCL PRESENTATIONS; KEEPS PLTS UP TO DATE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF (AND HOW TO DEAL WITH) SMALL ISSUES SO THEY DON'T CAUSE BIGGER PROBS. TWR PERSONNEL WERE WELL INFORMED AND HAD BACKUP TO TAKE CARE OF POSSIBLE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY. ARPT PERSONNEL KNOWLEDGEABLE AND RESPONDED PROMPTLY AND PROPERLY. AM VERY INTERESTED IN AVIATION SAFETY AND WORKED IN THE FIELD IN THE MIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT MOST SAFETY RPTS NECESSARILY FOCUS ON 'WHAT WENT WRONG.' IT IS ALSO INFORMATIVE TO SEE 'WHAT WENT RIGHT' AND WHY. WHILE I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE IN ANY CASE; BECAUSE A LOT OF PRIOR TRAINING PROVIDED AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING ABORTING A TKOF; STOPPING DISTANCES; ABILITY TO FLY THE ACFT IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE; ETC; YOU JUST RESPOND AS YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED. YOU DON'T WASTE PRECIOUS TIME BEING SURPRISED OR THINKING ABOUT EXTRANEOUS ISSUES. THAT PART OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS TOOK PLACE EARLIER. WHILE NOT SURPRISED; I WAS ASSURED BY THE CALM; PROFESSIONAL RESPONSE OF THE TWR AND ARPT PERSONNEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.