A ce-560XL alerted cabin door and door seal at around 1;000 feet after takeoff so an emergency was d...

Attributes
ACN	1172170
Time
Date	201405
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	Citation Excel (C560XL)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

After takeoff at around 1;000 AGL; the pilot not flying (PNF) called my attention to the illumination of the cabin door and door seal annunciator lights. I was navigating the RNAV departure when the PIC called ATC to inform them of the abnormal annunciations and to request return to runway 14. The PNF informed the passengers of the problem and to remain seated with seat belts fastened as we returned to the field. On base leg; the cabin door opened. I did not feel any abnormal change in aircraft performance and made the turn to final. The PIC declared an emergency and we landed within the next two minutes. Although I did not hear it; the door made contact with the ground on roll out but caused no control problems. We taxied clear of the runway and stopped onto an available taxiway. We shut down and waited for assistance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE-560XL alerted CABIN DOOR and DOOR SEAL at around 1;000 feet after takeoff so an emergency was declared and as the flight returned to land the door opened and contacted the runway after landing.

Narrative: After takeoff at around 1;000 AGL; the pilot not flying (PNF) called my attention to the illumination of the CABIN DOOR and DOOR SEAL annunciator lights. I was navigating the RNAV departure when the PIC called ATC to inform them of the abnormal annunciations and to request return to Runway 14. The PNF informed the passengers of the problem and to remain seated with seat belts fastened as we returned to the field. On base leg; the cabin door opened. I did not feel any abnormal change in aircraft performance and made the turn to final. The PIC declared an emergency and we landed within the next two minutes. Although I did not hear it; the door made contact with the ground on roll out but caused no control problems. We taxied clear of the runway and stopped onto an available taxiway. We shut down and waited for assistance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

A ce-560XL alerted cabin door and door seal at around 1;000 feet after takeoff so an emergency was declared and as the flight returned to land the door opened and contacted the runway after landing.