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An AS332 pilot reported that after takeoff; he was putting his kneeboard on when it was sucked out by the slip stream of an open door which is normally closed but open for this flight because of the heat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 962902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SA 330 Puma/332 Super Puma |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 35 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
Upon departure from the airport I was repositioning my kneeboard from the door pocket to my knee. As I brought the kneeboard up and away from the door pocket it passed within a few inches of the open pilot door window. It was immediately sucked from my grasp and departed the aircraft. A person in the cabin witnessed the kneeboard strike the port side sponson and then [it] continued down and away from the ship. The sponson received minor damage. We normally fly with the rear doors closed on this ship. However; due to the extreme heat; we chose to fly with the doors open this day. In this configuration; there is a significant flow of air forward which contributed to the negative pressure in the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An AS332 pilot reported that after takeoff; he was putting his kneeboard on when it was sucked out by the slip stream of an open door which is normally closed but open for this flight because of the heat.
Narrative: Upon departure from the airport I was repositioning my kneeboard from the door pocket to my knee. As I brought the kneeboard up and away from the door pocket it passed within a few inches of the open pilot door window. It was immediately sucked from my grasp and departed the aircraft. A person in the cabin witnessed the kneeboard strike the port side sponson and then [it] continued down and away from the ship. The sponson received minor damage. We normally fly with the rear doors closed on this ship. However; due to the extreme heat; we chose to fly with the doors open this day. In this configuration; there is a significant flow of air forward which contributed to the negative pressure in the cockpit.
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.