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Pilot of an small transport twin engine private aircraft returned land after a forward baggage door opened during takeoff, resulting in a bag falling out of the aircraft onto the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261656 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fcm |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fcm tracon : pvd |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 261656 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In spite of visual preflight checks, right nose bay door opened on takeoff. A nylon bag blew out of nose bay on landing flare -- recovered. No damage to aircraft or bag. Now will key lock nose bay doors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN ENG PVT ACFT RETURNED LAND AFTER A FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DURING TKOF, RESULTING IN A BAG FALLING OUT OF THE ACFT ONTO THE RWY.
Narrative: IN SPITE OF VISUAL PREFLT CHKS, R NOSE BAY DOOR OPENED ON TKOF. A NYLON BAG BLEW OUT OF NOSE BAY ON LNDG FLARE -- RECOVERED. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR BAG. NOW WILL KEY LOCK NOSE BAY DOORS.
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.