# Accident 20060915026939A: Lancar LC42550FG, Bloomington, IN, September 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2006, 13:09 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1461° N, 86.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1461&lon=-86.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6500V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6500V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC42-550FG (registry code 5150002, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc42-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LC42550FG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 84 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060915026939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 AT 1309 EST, A LANCAIR 350, N6500V, REGISTERED TO PRALL EQUIPMENT LEASING INC. DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER DEPARTING KBMG (BLOOMINGTON, IN) A STRAP WAS STUCK IN THE DOOR FRAME HITTING THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OPENED THE LEFT DOOR, IT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE DOOR STRUCK THE RIGHT WING PUNCTURING THE FUEL TANK AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KUMP (METROPOLITAN, IN). THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS LEFT HAND.

## 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 CHI06CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA267), Sep 15, 2006: Columbia 350 (N6500V), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not comply with the pilot operating handbook warning when he intentionally opened the cabin door during flight.

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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