<< >> NASA ASRS Report 303147, April 1995

Reporter had door come open and looses radios and electronics and makes an unannounced emergency landing at a military airport.

Attributes
ACN	303147
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nhk
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nhk artcc : kzny
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 172 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	303147
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I landed at ptx military airfield as a result of the following: 1) door on aircraft opened, unable to close. 2) lost radios and electronics (partial). 3) located runway, went into pattern after checking for aircraft, rocked wings and looked for lights. Landed on runway and exited runway as soon as possible. Later found out that alternator was faulty. Unit has been replaced on aircraft. Also, door latch was repaired.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR HAD DOOR COME OPEN AND LOOSES RADIOS AND ELECTRONICS AND MAKES AN UNANNOUNCED EMER LNDG AT A MIL ARPT.

Narrative: I LANDED AT PTX MIL AIRFIELD AS A RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) DOOR ON ACFT OPENED, UNABLE TO CLOSE. 2) LOST RADIOS AND ELECTRONICS (PARTIAL). 3) LOCATED RWY, WENT INTO PATTERN AFTER CHKING FOR ACFT, ROCKED WINGS AND LOOKED FOR LIGHTS. LANDED ON RWY AND EXITED RWY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LATER FOUND OUT THAT ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON ACFT. ALSO, DOOR LATCH WAS REPAIRED.

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.