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.
(-5)After takeoff from chicago (ord), flaps were retracted and aircraft took excessive rudder trim to maintain level flight and extra power to maintain airspeed. No abnormal indications were noted. Elected to divert to Indianapolis (ind) after contacting maintenance control. Dumped fuel and landed at Indianapolis, Indiana without incident. Investigation revealed that the forward inboard attach fitting for the right flying door had failed allowing the flying door to remain in the slipstream. Incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CHICAGO (ORD), FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND AIRCRAFT TOOK EXCESSIVE RUDDER TRIM TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT AND EXTRA POWER TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO INDIANAPOLIS (IND) AFTER CONTACTING MAINTENANCE CONTROL. DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FORWARD INBOARD ATTACH FITTING FOR THE RIGHT FLYING DOOR HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE FLYING DOOR TO REMAIN IN THE SLIPSTREAM. INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N436EX · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.