What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was performing a touch & go at geu as part of a night currency flight when the aft cargo door on the right side of the aircraft opened during climb-out. Aft door opened rapidly in the airstream and impacted the side of the fuselage damaging the skin and structural members. Pilot landed geu without further incident. Door was not latched properly before take-off. Pilot initially determined that the damage was minor. After maintenance removed the interior trim they discovered that structural members were damaged. Aircraft will require a major repair.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH & GO AT GEU AS PART OF A NIGHT CURRENCY FLIGHT WHEN THE AFT CARGO DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT OPENED DURING CLIMB-OUT. AFT DOOR OPENED RAPIDLY IN THE AIRSTREAM AND IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE DAMAGING THE SKIN AND STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. PILOT LANDED GEU WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY BEFORE TAKE-OFF. PILOT INITIALLY DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR. AFTER MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE INTERIOR TRIM THEY DISCOVERED THAT STRUCTURAL MEMBERS WERE DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WILL REQUIRE A MAJOR REPAIR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.