# Incident 20030501013069I: Israel 1125, Portland, ME, May 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2003, 11:47 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL 1125
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030501013069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DURING APPROACH AND LANDING IN PORTLAND, MAINE. THE PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN DURING FLIGHT. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOD DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER LANDING.

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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