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(-23) Instructional flight performing touch and go's at the Prescott, AZ airport. During the go portion of a touch and go, the student's door opened just prior to lift off, the student immediately aborted the takeoff. The instructor assisted the student with braking and directional control to maintain the centerline of the runway, however, the aircraft ran off the departure end of the runway striking both props and tearing the nose gear off the aircraft. (.19) on June 13, 2002, about 1143 mountain standard time, a Beech BE-76, N6627U, impacted a dirt berm at the departure end of runway 21R after aborting a touch-and-go takeoff at the Ernest a. Love field airport (prc), Prescott, Arizona. The airplane, operated by embry-riddle aeronautical university as an instructional flight under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, sustained substantial damage. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area instructional flight, and a company visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at prc about 1000 the morning of the accident. The purpose of the flight was to practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. On the third takeoff, the student's door popped open. The student aborted the takeoff; however, he was unable to bring it to a complete stop on the remaining runway. The airplane departed the runway and collided with a berm. According to both the CFI and student the airplane was at takeoff airspeed when the door opened.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT THE PRESCOTT, AZ AIRPORT. DURING THE GO PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO, THE STUDENT'S DOOR OPENED JUST PRIOR TO LIFT OFF, THE STUDENT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUCTOR ASSISTED THE STUDENT WITH BRAKING AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO MAINTAIN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING BOTH PROPS AND TEARING THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. (.19) ON JUNE 13, 2002, ABOUT 1143 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH BE-76, N6627U, IMPACTED A DIRT BERM AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21R AFTER ABORTING A TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFF AT THE ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD AIRPORT (PRC), PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AND A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PRC ABOUT 1000 THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF, THE STUDENT'S DOOR POPPED OPEN. THE STUDENT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BERM. ACCORDING TO BOTH THE CFI AND STUDENT THE AIRPLANE WAS AT TAKEOFF AIRSPEED WHEN THE DOOR OPENED.
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