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FAA incident report · Cessna 207A · Stevens Village, AK · May 23, 1997

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Date
May 23, 1997 · 11:45 local
Place
Stevens Village, AK
Airport
Stevens Village Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FFSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N178SU
Reported as
Cessna 207A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,906 total56 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Narrative: the cargo door was latched before takeoff by Mr. Bowen. Runway conditions at steven's Village was extremely rough causing aircraft vibration and fluxing, which may have caused the door to become unlatched. The cargo door came open causing damage to fuselage about 22 minutes after take off. About 38 miles from fai. Continued with no further incident landed at fai. Airman given 12 days off and offered to pay for aircraft damage. Company retrained on preflight procedures. Counseling conducted fai FSDO 5/20/97.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE CARGO DOOR WAS LATCHED BEFORE TAKEOFF BY MR. BOWEN. RUNWAY CONDITIONS AT STEVEN'S VILLAGE WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH CAUSING AIRCRAFT VIBRATION AND FLUXING, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DOOR TO BECOME UNLATCHED. THE CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE ABOUT 22 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF. ABOUT 38 MILES FROM FAI. CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT LANDED AT FAI. AIRMAN GIVEN 12 DAYS OFF AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. COMPANY RETRAINED ON PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES. COUNSELING CONDUCTED FAI FSDO 5/20/97.