# Incident 20030706013569I: Aronca 15AC, Kodiak, AL, July 6, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1188H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1188H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706013569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT ABOUT 5 PM SUNDAY JULY 6, 2003 THE PILOT DEPARTED TRIDENT BASIN NORTHBOUND WITH ONE PASSENGER. AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 250 FT. HE NOTICED AIRFLOW FROM THE REAR AREA OF THE PILOTS DOOR, WHICH HAD NOT LATCHED PROPERLY. HE CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO 500 FT. AND TURNED BACK TO TRIDENT BASIN TO LAND. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RELATCH THE DOOR THE WIND RESISTANCE OVER CAME HIS GRIP AND THE DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING IN A TRAILER PARK. THE DOOR DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE AIRCRAFT OR THE GROUND WHEN IT DEPARTED AND THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY AT TRIDENT BASIN.

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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