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FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR ES · Redmond, OR · September 12, 2008

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Date
September 12, 2008 · 10:42 local
Place
Redmond, OR
Airport
Roberts Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N407L
Reported as
Amtr Lancaires
Reported engine
Continental IO550G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,701 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N407LRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Lancair Intl LANCAIR ESS/N ES001 · Built 1992Airframe modelLancair Intl LANCAIR ESEngine modelContinental IO-550-GReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft lost left side door immediately after liftoff from runway 10. Before taxi and prior to takeoff, both the pilot and flight instructor claim to have verified the left side door was latched. After the left side door departed the aircraft the flight instructor took control of the aircaft and landed without further incident. Airport personnel retrieved the door and returned it to the on-field aircraft manufacturer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST LEFT SIDE DOOR IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 10. BEFORE TAXI AND PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, BOTH THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CLAIM TO HAVE VERIFIED THE LEFT SIDE DOOR WAS LATCHED. AFTER THE LEFT SIDE DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCAFT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRPORT PERSONNEL RETRIEVED THE DOOR AND RETURNED IT TO THE ON-FIELD AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER.