# Accident 20030906036689A: Amtr GLASAIRIIFT, Columbia, IL, September 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, IL
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4506° N, 90.2358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4506&lon=-90.2358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817CD-2006-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dixon C K JR GLASAIR II FT SH (registry code 0569108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dixon-c-k-jr-glasair-ii-ft-sh) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIFT
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030906036689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY LIFTED OFF, HOWEVER, IT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY MOMENTARILY. AS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AGAIN, THE PILOT SIDE CABIN DOOR INADVERTENTLY "FLEW OPEN", ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. HIS ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE DOOR WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND HE INITIATED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A "FAST TAXI ROLL" WITH VERY LITTLE RUNWAY REMAINING. HE NOTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING EFFORT, THE AIRCRAFT "VEERED OFF (THE) RUNWAY" AND ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN. THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE VERIFIED THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LATCHED AS PART OF THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. ALTHOUGH THE CABIN DOOR WAS DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES WITH THE DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM CONSISTENT WITH A PRE-IMPACT FAILURE. ALL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM REPORTS NINE MONTHS AFTER ACTUAL ACCIDENT. PILOT INDUCED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA318), Sep 6, 2003: Dixon Glasair II (N817CD), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff. Contributing factors were the open cabin door, the grass runway and the soft terrain adjacent to the runway.

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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