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An IFR bonanza 33 pilot was unable to maintain altitude when the entry door opened in flight. A loss of separation occurred while diverting to a nearby airport where he landed without declaring an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 41 Flight Crew Total 1980 Flight Crew Type 1600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Door opened during cruise flight resulting in landing at an airport that was not the destination; and also resulted in loss of altitude that was unpredicted. When ATC was notified of the problem I was not able to hold altitude when landing was required; which resulted in a conflict for ATC. I did not notify them that it was emergency; because I did not believe it was; but while controlling the aircraft it became apparent that I could not hold altitude before I was cleared to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An IFR Bonanza 33 pilot was unable to maintain altitude when the entry door opened in flight. A loss of separation occurred while diverting to a nearby airport where he landed without declaring an emergency.
Narrative: Door opened during cruise flight resulting in landing at an airport that was not the destination; and also resulted in loss of altitude that was unpredicted. When ATC was notified of the problem I was not able to hold altitude when landing was required; which resulted in a conflict for ATC. I did not notify them that it was emergency; because I did not believe it was; but while controlling the aircraft it became apparent that I could not hold altitude before I was cleared to land.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.