C207 rejects takeoff when forward baggage door opens. Both main tires blow out.

Attributes
ACN	796544
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2770 flight time type : 1750
ASRS Report	796544
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff roll; nose baggage door came open. Aborted takeoff. Needed maximum braking to stop plane before end of runway. Stopped; near centerline; before last turnoff. Both main tires were blown. Requested tow from tower. Towed off runway to maintenance facility. Both tires were replaced. Baggage door was in locked position. Lock was repaired. No other problems -- no injuries; no damage to runway; no damage to plane other than flat tires. Since there was sufficient runway to abort takeoff; and since it was the nose baggage door that opened (not a rear door) and this door might come loose; hit the windscreen; damage the cowling; a propeller; etc -- even injure us -- I thought best decision was the one made -- to abort.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C207 REJECTS TKOF WHEN FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR OPENS. BOTH MAIN TIRES BLOW OUT.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL; NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN. ABORTED TKOF. NEEDED MAX BRAKING TO STOP PLANE BEFORE END OF RWY. STOPPED; NEAR CTRLINE; BEFORE LAST TURNOFF. BOTH MAIN TIRES WERE BLOWN. REQUESTED TOW FROM TWR. TOWED OFF RWY TO MAINT FACILITY. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. BAGGAGE DOOR WAS IN LOCKED POS. LOCK WAS REPAIRED. NO OTHER PROBS -- NO INJURIES; NO DAMAGE TO RWY; NO DAMAGE TO PLANE OTHER THAN FLAT TIRES. SINCE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RWY TO ABORT TKOF; AND SINCE IT WAS THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR THAT OPENED (NOT A REAR DOOR) AND THIS DOOR MIGHT COME LOOSE; HIT THE WINDSCREEN; DAMAGE THE COWLING; A PROP; ETC -- EVEN INJURE US -- I THOUGHT BEST DECISION WAS THE ONE MADE -- TO ABORT.

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.