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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T337 · Spencer, IA · November 20, 1996

Date: November 20, 1996 · 12:00 local
Place: Spencer, IA
Airport: Spencer Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N52DG
Reported as: Cessna T337
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,000 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N52DGRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2018 · Cessna T337GS/N P3370073 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna T337G Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: during a cross country flight from sioux falls, SD to omaha, NE the top entrance door half came open at 12,000' during cruise. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the top half of the cabin door and the leading edge of the right wing inboard of the strut. The pilot landed the aircraft at the Spencer airport, Spencer, IA without further incident. Inspection of the door latches and door latching mechanism showed no discrepancies. This report is considered closed as of the date of this report 11/22/96.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM SIOUX FALLS, SD TO OMAHA, NE THE TOP ENTRANCE DOOR HALF CAME OPEN AT 12,000' DURING CRUISE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TOP HALF OF THE CABIN DOOR AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING INBOARD OF THE STRUT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SPENCER AIRPORT, SPENCER, IA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE DOOR LATCHES AND DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM SHOWED NO DISCREPANCIES. THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT 11/22/96.