# Incident 20080523848789I: Diamon DA40, Kapolei, HI, May 23, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 1GFS
- Location: 21.3399° N, 158.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kapolei, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3399&lon=-158.0678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N691YW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N691YW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA40
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 180 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523848789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT WAS AN INTRODUCTORY RIDE FOR A NEW STUDENT IN THE DA-40 AIRCRAFT.  AFTER PREFLIGHT AND TAXI OUT, INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT COMPLETED THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST AND TOOK OFF FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN FAMILIARIZATION.  DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AN AURAL TONE.  ON DOWNWIND, THE INSTRUCTOR CHECKED THE CANOPY AND PASSENGER DOOR FOR SECURITY.  THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS AJAR.  ON FINAL APPROACH, THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO PULL DOOR CLOSED, BUT THE DOOR OPENED INTO THE SLIPSTREAM.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  AFTER STOPPING AIRCRAFT, THE DOOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL.  THE DOOR WAS RECOVERED JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY BY AIRPORT FIRE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N691YW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20231204020659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231204020659A), Dec 4, 2023: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N691YW), Kapolei, HI, Destroyed. On Monday, December 4, 2023, at approximately 1245 HST, following a loss of power, an aircraft attempted to make an emergency landing at kalaeloa airport…

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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