# Incident 20080430837449I: Librty LIBERTYXL2, Lakeland, FL, April 30, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9876° N, 82.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKELAND LINDER INTL (LAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9876&lon=-82.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N558XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N558XL-2015-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2 (registry code 5200000, https://openairdocs.org/model/liberty-aerospace-liberty-xl-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IOF-240-B (registry code 17168, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-iof-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LIBRTY LIBERTYXL2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080430837449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF AFTER ROTATION THE LEFT ENTRANCE HATCH/WINDOW POPPED OPEN, THE HINGES FAILED AND THE COMPLETE DOOR ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT CONTINUED AROUND THE FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE.  THE FACTORY IS DOING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR.  THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER FAILURES OF THIS TYPE.  MIDO HAS BEEN INFORMED AND THEY ARE FOLLOWING UP ON THIS.

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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