# Incident 20080715856239I: Diamon DA42, Daytona Beach, FL, July 15, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208PE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA42
- Reported engine: THIELT TAE1250299
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715856239I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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