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A door came open on a PA23-250 during rotation for takeoff. The pilot elects to abort the takeoff even though in the air. The result is a landing that resulted in propeller damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 548996 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pie.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| ASRS Report | 548996 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I took off on runway 35R. Immediately after rotating, the door popped open. We were approximately 50 ft above the runway. I immediately pulled the throttle to idle and landed back on the runway. I landed hard and my right propeller struck the runway. I taxied the plane to one of the FBO's on the airport and shut it down. I then saw that the end of the propellers were bent. The situation occurred because: I should have doublechked (or triple checked) to make sure the door would not come open, instead of landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: there was no mechanical problem found with the door latch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DOOR CAME OPEN ON A PA23-250 DURING ROTATION FOR TKOF. THE PLT ELECTS TO ABORT THE TKOF EVEN THOUGH IN THE AIR. THE RESULT IS A LNDG THAT RESULTED IN PROP DAMAGE.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF ON RWY 35R. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATING, THE DOOR POPPED OPEN. WE WERE APPROX 50 FT ABOVE THE RWY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND LANDED BACK ON THE RWY. I LANDED HARD AND MY R PROP STRUCK THE RWY. I TAXIED THE PLANE TO ONE OF THE FBO'S ON THE ARPT AND SHUT IT DOWN. I THEN SAW THAT THE END OF THE PROPS WERE BENT. THE SIT OCCURRED BECAUSE: I SHOULD HAVE DOUBLECHKED (OR TRIPLE CHKED) TO MAKE SURE THE DOOR WOULD NOT COME OPEN, INSTEAD OF LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL PROB FOUND WITH THE DOOR LATCH.
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.