20001113036449I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P206A · Titusville, FL · November 13, 2000

Date: November 13, 2000 · 15:30 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N206TX
Reported as: Cessna P206A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total20 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

N206TXRegistered now · Cessna P206AS/N P206-0228 Airframe modelCessna P206A

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.

(-23) Modification of cabin door for skydiving accomplished approx. 1 week prior. New latch mechanism was difficult to operate each time. Pilot was unable to secure door latch, door sheared away from aircraft just below hinge point and hit right flap. Pilot was able to land aircraft without incident. Door is not retrieveable. Workmanship of door installation and design of modifications will be investigated. Note: the information regarding the door installation has been forwarded to privacy data omitted inspector at ASO-FSDO-05, for investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MODIFICATION OF CABIN DOOR FOR SKYDIVING ACCOMPLISHED APPROX. 1 WEEK PRIOR. NEW LATCH MECHANISM WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE EACH TIME. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SECURE DOOR LATCH, DOOR SHEARED AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT JUST BELOW HINGE POINT AND HIT RIGHT FLAP. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. DOOR IS NOT RETRIEVEABLE. WORKMANSHIP OF DOOR INSTALLATION AND DESIGN OF MODIFICATIONS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. NOTE: THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DOOR INSTALLATION HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO ^PRIVACY DATA ^ INSPECTOR AT ASO-FSDO-05, FOR INVESTIGATION.