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During post flight inspection; C172 instructor pilot discovered open baggage door; found fuel sampler and quart of oil missing; alleging preflight inspection confirmed baggage door was closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 843375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Other all |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
After a brief stop and aircraft walk around the aircraft departed en route on a dual instruction flight. Commercial flight training maneuvers were performed along the way. Normal flight; approach; and landing. After aircraft shutdown the baggage door was discovered open; and a box containing the fuel sampler and a spare quart of oil was missing. The baggage door was checked secure on the preflight walk around by the instructor pilot. The baggage door opened at an unknown time during the flight but was closed prior to takeoff. The box departed the aircraft also at an unknown time during the flight. The flight lasted approximately 9/10ths of an hour.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During post flight inspection; C172 instructor pilot discovered open baggage door; found fuel sampler and quart of oil missing; alleging preflight inspection confirmed baggage door was closed.
Narrative: After a brief stop and aircraft walk around the aircraft departed en route on a dual instruction flight. Commercial flight training maneuvers were performed along the way. Normal flight; approach; and landing. After aircraft shutdown the baggage door was discovered open; and a box containing the fuel sampler and a spare quart of oil was missing. The baggage door was checked secure on the preflight walk around by the instructor pilot. The baggage door opened at an unknown time during the flight but was closed prior to takeoff. The box departed the aircraft also at an unknown time during the flight. The flight lasted approximately 9/10ths of an hour.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.