# Incident 20070728014299I: Piper PA38112, Camarillo, CA, July 28, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2007, 12:45 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2138° N, 119.0944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMARILLO (CMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2138&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2429K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2429K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total, 850 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728014299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FROM SANTA MONICA ENROUTE TO WATSONVILLE. THE DOOR POPPED OPEN AFTER LEVELING OFF AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT CAMARILLO TO SECURE THE DOOR. UPON SLOWING DOWN FOR LANDING, THE DOOR OPENED WIDER, CAUSING CHARTS AND PAPERS TO BLOW AROUND INSIDE THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE LANDING, LANDED SHORT ON THE OVER RUN OF RUNWAY 26 AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A BARRIER AT THE THRESHOLD, CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO BREAK OFF.

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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