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Pilot of small aircraft took off from owb without properly securing exterior door. During return to land, encountered near midair collision with another pattern aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 579734 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : owb.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 579734 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On apr/sat/03, I was departing owb on an IFR flight plan. At about 200 ft AGL I notified the tower that I would need to come around and land to close my door properly. I had heard another plane get permission to land and I asked specifically if it was ok to start my turn from runway heading to downwind. The turn was authority/authorized. I soon found myself under and just behind a grumman already entering the downwind. We were no more than 100 ft apart. I descended and I think he had already pulled up and out to avoid me. I feel this was a life threatening incident and the fault of the air traffic controller. I suggest additional training for the controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA TOOK OFF FROM OWB WITHOUT PROPERLY SECURING EXTERIOR DOOR. DURING RETURN TO LAND, ENCOUNTERED NMAC WITH ANOTHER PATTERN ACFT.
Narrative: ON APR/SAT/03, I WAS DEPARTING OWB ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL I NOTIFIED THE TWR THAT I WOULD NEED TO COME AROUND AND LAND TO CLOSE MY DOOR PROPERLY. I HAD HEARD ANOTHER PLANE GET PERMISSION TO LAND AND I ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF IT WAS OK TO START MY TURN FROM RWY HEADING TO DOWNWIND. THE TURN WAS AUTH. I SOON FOUND MYSELF UNDER AND JUST BEHIND A GRUMMAN ALREADY ENTERING THE DOWNWIND. WE WERE NO MORE THAN 100 FT APART. I DSNDED AND I THINK HE HAD ALREADY PULLED UP AND OUT TO AVOID ME. I FEEL THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING INCIDENT AND THE FAULT OF THE AIR TFC CTLR. I SUGGEST ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR THE CTLR.
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.