A student pilot in a C162 reported the loss of the passenger door; which became lodged between the s...

Attributes
ACN	1340636
Time
Date	201603
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 49 Flight Crew Total 49 Flight Crew Type 47
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

After a thorough pre-flight in accordance with [flight school] student regulations I taxied to runway 22 via ATC clearance. Once established in my cruise; my passenger door blew out of the aircraft and was lodged between the strut and wing. I [advised ATC] and returned to [departure airport] without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A student pilot in a C162 reported the loss of the passenger door; which became lodged between the strut and the wing.

Narrative: After a thorough pre-flight in accordance with [Flight School] Student Regulations I taxied to Runway 22 via ATC clearance. Once established in my cruise; my passenger door blew out of the aircraft and was lodged between the strut and wing. I [advised ATC] and returned to [departure airport] without further incident.

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.