# Accident 20070412015929A: Cessna U206G, Glendale, AZ, April 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2007, 20:45 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5267° N, 112.2950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5267&lon=-112.2950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756HQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756HQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 224 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070412015929A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA07CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA117), Apr 13, 2007: Cessna U206G (N756HQ), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly latch the door prior to takeoff.

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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