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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35B33 · Heber, UT · September 21, 1996

Date: September 21, 1996 · 14:05 local
Place: Heber, UT
Airport: Heber Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8927A
Reported as: Beech 35B33
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total200 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N8927ARegistered now · Beech B35S/N D-2627 · Built 1950 Airframe modelBeech B35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot indicated he was climbing out of Heber, Utah after an eaa fly-in when the passenger side door left the aircraft. The door did not cause any damage as it left the fuselage. The pilot landed at provo, Utah without incident. Even though there was some turbulence, the pilot felt it was no factor. Investigation reveals that a mod was put in this aircraft for a quick release door like on aerobatic aircraft. The IA mechanic which received the aircraft ror repair indicated the pins and rods were bent previously like someone mistaked the red handle for the normal handle. When the person realized they were opening the door with the wrong handle, they forced the handle back into it's original position bending the pins. The door is being replaced with the emergency handle release being removed. This is a final report and is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT INDICATED HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HEBER, UTAH AFTER AN EAA FLY-IN WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE DOOR DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE AS IT LEFT THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT LANDED AT PROVO, UTAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SOME TURBULENCE, THE PILOT FELT IT WAS NO FACTOR. INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT A MOD WAS PUT IN THIS AIRCRAFT FOR A QUICK RELEASE DOOR LIKE ON AEROBATIC AIRCRAFT. THE IA MECHANIC WHICH RECEIVED THE AIRCRAFT ROR REPAIR INDICATED THE PINS AND RODS WERE BENT PREVIOUSLY LIKE SOMEONE MISTAKED THE RED HANDLE FOR THE NORMAL HANDLE. WHEN THE PERSON REALIZED THEY WERE OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE WRONG HANDLE, THEY FORCED THE HANDLE BACK INTO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION BENDING THE PINS. THE DOOR IS BEING REPLACED WITH THE EMERGENCY HANDLE RELEASE BEING REMOVED. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT AND IS CLOSED.