From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon reaching 1000 feet on initial climbout, the pilot began a right turn and the pilot door blew open. The pilot and instructor returned to the airport safely. The door caused minor damage to the skins on the left side of the fuselage and on top of the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON REACHING 1000 FEET ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN AND THE PILOT DOOR BLEW OPEN. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT SAFELY. THE DOOR CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKINS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND ON TOP OF THE LEFT WING.
Other reports on N568XL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.