Pilot door opened during takeoff causing loss of control.

Attributes
ACN	1068836
Time
Date	201302
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	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Door
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 216 Flight Crew Type 50
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

During takeoff; pilot door opened causing a loss of control accident. This situation was made worse by the fact the plane door is a gull wing type.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot door opened during takeoff causing loss of control.

Narrative: During takeoff; pilot door opened causing a loss of control accident. This situation was made worse by the fact the plane door is a gull wing type.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.