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Small aircraft aircraft during takeoff roll baggage door came open, pilot aborted takeoff but ran off end of runway. No damage. Baggage door had piece of cardboard lodged in it and didn't lock completely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3r3 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 670 flight time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 346660 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon acceleration for takeoff, the front baggage door flew open. I immediately decelerated and applied brakes, but overran the end of the paved runway into the grass. I did not incur any damage to aircraft or landing lights on runway, but taxied back to ramp and inspected plane. The baggage door was locked and checked during preflight, but had not actually latched because of a piece of cardboard from a stowed box. To prevent a recurrence my preflight will now include opening door and determining no obstruction, then shutting and locking. Prior I had only locked and checked the button to see it was stiff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT DURING TKOF ROLL BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN, PLT ABORTED TKOF BUT RAN OFF END OF RWY. NO DAMAGE. BAGGAGE DOOR HAD PIECE OF CARDBOARD LODGED IN IT AND DIDN'T LOCK COMPLETELY.
Narrative: UPON ACCELERATION FOR TKOF, THE FRONT BAGGAGE DOOR FLEW OPEN. I IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED AND APPLIED BRAKES, BUT OVERRAN THE END OF THE PAVED RWY INTO THE GRASS. I DID NOT INCUR ANY DAMAGE TO ACFT OR LNDG LIGHTS ON RWY, BUT TAXIED BACK TO RAMP AND INSPECTED PLANE. THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS LOCKED AND CHKED DURING PREFLT, BUT HAD NOT ACTUALLY LATCHED BECAUSE OF A PIECE OF CARDBOARD FROM A STOWED BOX. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE MY PREFLT WILL NOW INCLUDE OPENING DOOR AND DETERMINING NO OBSTRUCTION, THEN SHUTTING AND LOCKING. PRIOR I HAD ONLY LOCKED AND CHKED THE BUTTON TO SEE IT WAS STIFF.
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.