What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 20, 2000, at 1226 central standard time, a Cessna 310Q twin-engine airplane, N310GG, was substantially damaged when it impacted a ditch and a fence during an aborted takeoff at the kestral airpark, spring branch, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for harlingen, Texas. According to the FAA inspector, who visited the accident site, when the aircraft door popped open during takeoff roll. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff approximately 2/3 down the length of the runway. The airplane departed the runway surface, went into a ditch and impacted a fence. The FAA inspector stated that there were tire skid marks on the last 250 feet of runway, where the pilot applied heavy breaking. The FAA inspector stated that the airplane sustained structural damage to the right wing, left main landing gear, and propellers. (-23) during takeoff at Kestrel Airpark Airport (1T7), spring branch, TX, on runway 30, the aircraft passenger door popped open. The pilot attempted to abort the takeoff. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway across a road and sturck a 4 foot deep ditch and fence. The aircraft substained substantial damage to both fuel tip tanks, bent the nose landing gear, collapsed the left hand main landing gear, and had wrinkles in the nose area of the fuselage. The passenger door would not shut, indicating that the fuselage had been twisted. The proplellers stuck the pavement on the road when the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and bent the props, the power was at idle at the time of impact. No passengers were onboard. The pilot was not injured. (.4)the pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, at 82 knots, the cabin door opened. He attempted to close the door, but was unsuccessful, and then elected to abort the takeoff with approximately 200 yards of runway remaining. The airplane skidded off of the departure end of the runway, and the nose gear collapsed as the airplane impacted a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 20, 2000, AT 1226 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310Q TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N310GG, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DITCH AND A FENCE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT THE KESTRAL AIRPARK, SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR HARLINGEN, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO VISITED THE ACCIDENT SITE, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DOOR POPPED OPEN DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF APPROXIMATELY 2/3 DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, WENT INTO A DITCH AND IMPACTED A FENCE. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT THERE WERE TIRE SKID MARKS ON THE LAST 250 FEET OF RUNWAY, WHERE THE PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BREAKING. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLERS. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF AT KESTREL AIRPARK AIRPORT (1T7), SPRING BRANCH, TX, ON RUNWAY 30, THE AIRCRAFT PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY ACROSS A ROAD AND STURCK A 4 FOOT DEEP DITCH AND FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH FUEL TIP TANKS, BENT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, COLLAPSED THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND HAD WRINKLES IN THE NOSE AREA OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT, INDICATING THAT THE FUSELAGE HAD BEEN TWISTED. THE PROPLELLERS STUCK THE PAVEMENT ON THE ROAD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND BENT THE PROPS, THE POWER WAS AT IDLE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. NO PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AT 82 KNOTS, THE CABIN DOOR OPENED. HE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THEN ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.