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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamon DA42 · Daytona Beach, FL · July 15, 2008

Date: July 15, 2008 · 12:30 local
Place: Daytona Beach, FL
Airport: Daytona Beach International
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: IHMS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N208PE
Reported as: Diamon DA42
Reported engine: THIELT TAE1250299
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total26 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a commercial amel practical test, the applicant and pilot examiner failed to recognize a “door open” warning indication on the garmin 1000 display prior to takeoff. During takeoff roll, the rear passenger door blew open, ripped away from its hinges, and departed the airframe. The door did not strike any portion of the airframe, and damage was limited to the door hinges and door assembly. The pilots aborted the takeoff without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A COMMERCIAL AMEL PRACTICAL TEST, THE APPLICANT AND PILOT EXAMINER FAILED TO RECOGNIZE A “DOOR OPEN” WARNING INDICATION ON THE GARMIN 1000 DISPLAY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BLEW OPEN, RIPPED AWAY FROM ITS HINGES, AND DEPARTED THE AIRFRAME. THE DOOR DID NOT STRIKE ANY PORTION OF THE AIRFRAME, AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE DOOR HINGES AND DOOR ASSEMBLY. THE PILOTS ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.