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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Seattle, WA · March 22, 2000

Date: March 22, 2000 · 16:45 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N21420
Reported as: Mooney M20R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot/owner recently purchased aircraft. During takeoff from runway 13L at bfi, the door came open. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff. Pilot stated that he did not over run onto the active runway, but rather onto the over-run at the south end of the runway. Pilot stated that following maintenance inspection after ine incident, it was determined that the door seal came loose due to inproper installation, which in turn caused the top latch to release.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT/OWNER RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT. DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13L AT BFI, THE DOOR CAME OPEN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT OVER RUN ONTO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, BUT RATHER ONTO THE OVER-RUN AT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AFTER INE INCIDENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR SEAL CAME LOOSE DUE TO INPROPER INSTALLATION, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE TOP LATCH TO RELEASE.