 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
When an air taxi ce-402 lost the emergency exit door in flight the captain declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1085619 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Exit |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While flying VFR in cruise flight; the emergency exit door in row 2 opened as we were approaching the south shore of the island. I told approach that I needed to divert to the [nearby] airport. They handed me over to tower. Not knowing what; if any; damage was done to the aircraft; or if any passengers were injured; I declared an emergency with the tower. Once established inbound I checked on the passengers; who were all fine. We landed with no further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When an air taxi CE-402 lost the emergency exit door in flight the Captain declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport.
Narrative: While flying VFR in cruise flight; the Emergency Exit door in Row 2 opened as we were approaching the south shore of the island. I told Approach that I needed to divert to the [nearby] airport. They handed me over to Tower. Not knowing what; if any; damage was done to the aircraft; or if any passengers were injured; I declared an emergency with the Tower. Once established inbound I checked on the passengers; who were all fine. We landed with no further incident.
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.