What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N854CA, flight #8688, departed fwa for cle with no passengers on board. At approximately 800' AGL the cargo door came open. According to the captain, there was no indication on the annunciator panel that the cargo door was open. The captain told the first officer to declare an emergency. The first officer got clearance to land but said he never heard the declare emergency command from the captain. On downwind a visual confirmation from the tower revealed the cargo door was in fact open. The aircraft made an uneventful landing. On taxi-in the captain tapped the cargo door annunciator light and the light then illuminated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N854CA, FLIGHT #8688, DEPARTED FWA FOR CLE WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 800' AGL THE CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL THAT THE CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN. THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FIRST OFFICER TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE FIRST OFFICER GOT CLEARANCE TO LAND BUT SAID HE NEVER HEARD THE DECLARE EMERGENCY COMMAND FROM THE CAPTAIN. ON DOWNWIND A VISUAL CONFIRMATION FROM THE TOWER REVEALED THE CARGO DOOR WAS IN FACT OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ON TAXI-IN THE CAPTAIN TAPPED THE CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT AND THE LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED.
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