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Pilot of BE55 departs and enters IMC. The alternator warning lights activate. During return to land the aircraft door opens.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384129 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cre |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : myr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 525 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 384129 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Took off, entered IMC. Alternator warning lights came on, I requested vectors for landing. Received vector for return and then the door opened. Because of combination of factors I declared emergency. Landing was uneventful and safe. I (pilot) neglected to check that door was properly closed after my wife (passenger) closed it. Because she had closed the door on many prior flts, I had become complacent about checking. That will not happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF BE55 DEPARTS AND ENTERS IMC. THE ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATE. DURING RETURN TO LAND THE ACFT DOOR OPENS.
Narrative: TOOK OFF, ENTERED IMC. ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, I REQUESTED VECTORS FOR LNDG. RECEIVED VECTOR FOR RETURN AND THEN THE DOOR OPENED. BECAUSE OF COMBINATION OF FACTORS I DECLARED EMER. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND SAFE. I (PLT) NEGLECTED TO CHK THAT DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED AFTER MY WIFE (PAX) CLOSED IT. BECAUSE SHE HAD CLOSED THE DOOR ON MANY PRIOR FLTS, I HAD BECOME COMPLACENT ABOUT CHKING. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.