PA28 pilot has oil inspection door in cowl depart aircraft after landing at cdw.

Attributes
ACN	632125
Time
Date	200409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	632125
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Landed after uneventful flight. As I taxied to ramp, I thought a bird almost hit my windshield. Turned out to be the cowl oil injection door! Told ground and they advised airport operations who retrieved it for me. It appears the pin in the latch failed. Into maintenance tomorrow!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT HAS OIL INSPECTION DOOR IN COWL DEPART ACFT AFTER LNDG AT CDW.

Narrative: LANDED AFTER UNEVENTFUL FLT. AS I TAXIED TO RAMP, I THOUGHT A BIRD ALMOST HIT MY WINDSHIELD. TURNED OUT TO BE THE COWL OIL INJECTION DOOR! TOLD GND AND THEY ADVISED ARPT OPS WHO RETRIEVED IT FOR ME. IT APPEARS THE PIN IN THE LATCH FAILED. INTO MAINT TOMORROW!

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.