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Aircraft equipment problem causes some cargo to be air dropped after the cargo loading door comes open in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 187397 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fmy |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 2600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fmy |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 187398 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On 8/91, while departing ft myers (page field) en route to tpa, I proceeded to climb to 2600 ft. After leveling off at my cruising altitude I noticed a rushing noise from the back cargo door. Realizing the top half of the back door had managed to work itself open, I proceeded to slow the airplane. Not aware of any cargo being lost, my decision to continue on to tpa was based on many factors. Unaware to my knowledge the bottom half of the cargo door was also open. I thought that since the cargo net was in place, it would protect any cargo from exiting the aircraft. Remembering also that I had placed a large box in front of the door with the cooler on top of the box, I thought the box itself would keep anything from exiting the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM CAUSES SOME CARGO TO BE AIR DROPPED AFTER THE CARGO LOADING DOOR COMES OPEN IN FLT.
Narrative: ON 8/91, WHILE DEPARTING FT MYERS (PAGE FIELD) ENRTE TO TPA, I PROCEEDED TO CLB TO 2600 FT. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT MY CRUISING ALT I NOTICED A RUSHING NOISE FROM THE BACK CARGO DOOR. REALIZING THE TOP HALF OF THE BACK DOOR HAD MANAGED TO WORK ITSELF OPEN, I PROCEEDED TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE. NOT AWARE OF ANY CARGO BEING LOST, MY DECISION TO CONTINUE ON TO TPA WAS BASED ON MANY FACTORS. UNAWARE TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE CARGO DOOR WAS ALSO OPEN. I THOUGHT THAT SINCE THE CARGO NET WAS IN PLACE, IT WOULD PROTECT ANY CARGO FROM EXITING THE ACFT. REMEMBERING ALSO THAT I HAD PLACED A LARGE BOX IN FRONT OF THE DOOR WITH THE COOLER ON TOP OF THE BOX, I THOUGHT THE BOX ITSELF WOULD KEEP ANYTHING FROM EXITING THE AIRPLANE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.