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Air taxi pilot declares an emergency and diverts to land after cargo door opens in-flight in ZFW airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431115 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : adm.vortac |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Ice |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1650 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 431115 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departed ict en route to dal. I was IFR at 9000 ft. When I was 35 mi northeast of ardmore, the top aft cargo door opened. I declared an emergency and requested vectors for the closest airport. At the time I was IMC, single pilot, in turbulence, picking up moderate ice. I felt that declaring an emergency was the best thing. I was scared the door might fly off and hit the tail. In the future I will be sure to doublechk the door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR TAXI PLT DECLARES AN EMER AND DIVERTS TO LAND AFTER CARGO DOOR OPENS INFLT IN ZFW AIRSPACE.
Narrative: DEPARTED ICT ENRTE TO DAL. I WAS IFR AT 9000 FT. WHEN I WAS 35 MI NE OF ARDMORE, THE TOP AFT CARGO DOOR OPENED. I DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED VECTORS FOR THE CLOSEST ARPT. AT THE TIME I WAS IMC, SINGLE PLT, IN TURB, PICKING UP MODERATE ICE. I FELT THAT DECLARING AN EMER WAS THE BEST THING. I WAS SCARED THE DOOR MIGHT FLY OFF AND HIT THE TAIL. IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE SURE TO DOUBLECHK THE DOOR.
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.