What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Pilot reported that while he was on take off roll on runway 19L at sna, just after rotation the pilot door opened and departed the a/c. pilot was concerned of prop strike on pusher a/c, so elected to do an immediate emergency precautionary landing in the grass between the runways. A/c landed hard with all three gear collapse resulting. A/c skidded to a stop in the grass area with no injury to occupants. Post incident a/c inspection revealed belly of a/c scraped with some fiberglass cracking. All three prop blades sheared off approx. 11" from the hub, pilot gull-wing door torn in half with upper half intact, all three gear damaged/collapsed, and minor scrapes on underside of left wing tip. No damage was noted on front cunard, main wings/roots or control surfaces, and structure appeared to be intact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 19L AT SNA, JUST AFTER ROTATION THE PILOT DOOR OPENED AND DEPARTED THE A/C. PILOT WAS CONCERNED OF PROP STRIKE ON PUSHER A/C, SO ELECTED TO DO AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS. A/C LANDED HARD WITH ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSE RESULTING. A/C SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS AREA WITH NO INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. POST INCIDENT A/C INSPECTION REVEALED BELLY OF A/C SCRAPED WITH SOME FIBERGLASS CRACKING. ALL THREE PROP BLADES SHEARED OFF APPROX. 11" FROM THE HUB, PILOT GULL-WING DOOR TORN IN HALF WITH UPPER HALF INTACT, ALL THREE GEAR DAMAGED/COLLAPSED, AND MINOR SCRAPES ON UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING TIP. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON FRONT CUNARD, MAIN WINGS/ROOTS OR CONTROL SURFACES, AND STRUCTURE APPEARED TO BE INTACT.
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