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FAA incident report · Diamon DA 40 · Concord, CA · October 30, 2009

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Date
October 30, 2009 · 15:05 local
Place
Concord, CA
Airport
Buchanan Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N128US
Reported as
Diamon DA40
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
158 total14 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N128USRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.728 · Built 2006Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40Engine modelLycoming IO-360-M1A+Reciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot cleared by ccr ATCT for takeoff on runway 32R. Pilot departed normally, when at 400 feet AGL the door warning illuminated and the cargo separated from the aircraft approximately 15 seconds later. Interview with the pilot revealed that the checklist and preflight procedures were followed. On engine start and taxi out there was no cockpit indication of a door warning. The door warning illumination occurred at 400 feet AGL.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLEARED BY CCR ATCT FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 32R. PILOT DEPARTED NORMALLY, WHEN AT 400 FEET AGL THE DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE CARGO SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER. INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED THAT THE CHECKLIST AND PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. ON ENGINE START AND TAXI OUT THERE WAS NO COCKPIT INDICATION OF A DOOR WARNING. THE DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATION OCCURRED AT 400 FEET AGL.