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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Velocityxl · Santa Barbara, CA · May 30, 2000

Date: May 30, 2000 · 16:30 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N642JM
Reported as: Amtr Velocityxl
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 in this make and model

N642JMRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2011 · Wright J R/Machado M VELOCITY XL RGS/N 3RXZ020 · Built 1999 Airframe modelWright J R/Machado M VELOCITY XL RG Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)On 5/21/2000 1630 PDT N647JM a velocity sl was on climb out when the left cabin door departed the aircraft. The door landed in a grass field resulting in no ground damage. The pilot declared an emergency and returned to the airport. privacy data omitted Stated that he had been taxing with the door open and was in the process of using a new check list. He also stated that ground control had him taxi down the active runway. privacy data omitted Felt that while running the check list and watching for traffic on the active runway he had neglected to latch the cabin door all the way. Resulting in the door being torn from the aircraft on climb out.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 5/21/2000 1630 PDT N647JM A VELOCITY SL WAS ON CLIMB OUT WHEN THE LEFT CABIN DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE DOOR LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD RESULTING IN NO GROUND DAMAGE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN TAXING WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF USING A NEW CHECK LIST. HE ALSO STATED THAT GROUND CONTROL HAD HIM TAXI DOWN THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DA^ FELT THAT WHILE RUNNING THE CHECK LIST AND WATCHING FOR TRAFFIC ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY HE HAD NEGLECTED TO LATCH THE CABIN DOOR ALL THE WAY. RESULTING IN THE DOOR BEING TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON CLIMB OUT.