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A C500 on takeoff climb at 500 ft. Crew noted the right nose baggage compartment door had opened. While returning to the field the door came off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 611892 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower tower : tpa.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Citation I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 611892 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after departing runway 34 at ZZZ county airport, we noticed that the right nose baggage door had come open in-flight. I immediately reduced power and notified the tower that we were returning for a landing. While in the crosswind at approximately 500 ft MSL, the baggage door flew open and separated from the aircraft no other damage occurred to the aircraft and we landed without incident. To prevent future occurrences, I would suggest 2 things: 1) a redesign of the latches on the baggage door. They can be difficult to close and seem to wear over time. 2) I would suggest that the door open warning light microswitches be attached to the door lock. They are currently attached to the latches only. I would also suggest a stronger and more secure door lock.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C500 ON TKOF CLB AT 500 FT. CREW NOTED THE R NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR HAD OPENED. WHILE RETURNING TO THE FIELD THE DOOR CAME OFF.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING RWY 34 AT ZZZ COUNTY ARPT, WE NOTICED THAT THE R NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR HAD COME OPEN INFLT. I IMMEDIATELY REDUCED PWR AND NOTIFIED THE TWR THAT WE WERE RETURNING FOR A LNDG. WHILE IN THE XWIND AT APPROX 500 FT MSL, THE BAGGAGE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE ACFT AND WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES, I WOULD SUGGEST 2 THINGS: 1) A REDESIGN OF THE LATCHES ON THE BAGGAGE DOOR. THEY CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND SEEM TO WEAR OVER TIME. 2) I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT MICROSWITCHES BE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR LOCK. THEY ARE CURRENTLY ATTACHED TO THE LATCHES ONLY. I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST A STRONGER AND MORE SECURE DOOR LOCK.
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.