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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech B200 · Greeleyville, SC · December 27, 2000

Date
December 27, 2000 · 09:05 local
Place
Greeleyville, SC
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UJYA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N206P
Reported as
Beech B200

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What happened

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(-23) On December 27, 2000, at approx. 0844 eastern time, a/c N206P (a Beechcraft BE-200-200, s/n BB-466) was cruising at 20,000 when the pilot ( thomas e. mills ) experienced a door waring light and rapid decompression. His location was approx. 120 miles north of savannah near greeley, s.c. he notified ATC of the emergency, and was diverted to savannah international airport, and landed uneventfully. On December 27,2000, an inspector from the atlfsdo was dispatched to savannah to inspect the a/c. the cabin door was missing and damage to the exterior was only a slight dent approx. 12 inches aft on the strake (lower aft fin), and a line of chipped paint on the lower leading edge of the vertical stabilizers. The door frame area (including the six pin locking points) showed no sign of damage. Both sections of the hinge pin was still attached. As of January 26, 2001 the door has not been found.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2000, AT APPROX. 0844 EASTERN TIME, A/C N206P (A BEECHCRAFT BE-200-200, S/N BB-466) WAS CRUISING AT 20,000 WHEN THE PILOT ( THOMAS E. MILLS ) EXPERIENCED A DOOR WARING LIGHT AND RAPID DECOMPRESSION. HIS LOCATION WAS APPROX. 120 MILES NORTH OF SAVANNAH NEAR GREELEY, S.C. HE NOTIFIED ATC OF THE EMERGENCY, AND WAS DIVERTED TO SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ON DECEMBER 27,2000, AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLFSDO WAS DISPATCHED TO SAVANNAH TO INSPECT THE A/C. THE CABIN DOOR WAS MISSING AND DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR WAS ONLY A SLIGHT DENT APPROX. 12 INCHES AFT ON THE STRAKE (LOWER AFT FIN), AND A LINE OF CHIPPED PAINT ON THE LOWER LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZERS. THE DOOR FRAME AREA (INCLUDING THE SIX PIN LOCKING POINTS) SHOWED NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. BOTH SECTIONS OF THE HINGE PIN WAS STILL ATTACHED. AS OF JANUARY 26, 2001 THE DOOR HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.