# Incident 20020614011499I: Piper PA60601, Abilene, TX, June 14, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2002, 00:20 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHJA
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942TJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614011499I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A ROUTINE CHECK HAULING MISSION WHILE AT A LEVEL CRUISE OF 40 MILES EAST OF ABILENE, TEXAS, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4000 FT, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE UPPER HALF OF THE CABIN DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE RUSH OF AIR REMOVED THE ATP RATED PILOT'S HEADSET FROM HIS HEAD. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS WITH CENTER BY PLUGGING IN A STANDARD MICROPHONE AND USING THE SPEAKER. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN ABI WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MISSING CABIN DOOR HAS NOT BEEN FOUND TO DATE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY REASON FOR THE DOOR TO HAVE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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