# Incident 20091127022679I: Piper PA31310, Dallas, TX, November 27, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2009, 13:20 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707HB-2019-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,832 total, 1,275 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091127022679I

## Narrative

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

DURING DECENT WHIL ON AN APPROACH TO ADDISION AIRPORT (KADS) AT APPROXIMATELY 4000', THE EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE HATCH DEPARTED AT THE AIRCRAFT NEAR SORNE INTERSECTION (331030.04N, 0964915.83W) OVER A RESIDENTAIL AREA.  AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KADS WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED FROM THE DEPARTING HATCH.

## Other reports on N707HB (1)

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

- [Accident 19860917047059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917047059A), Sep 17, 1986: Piper PA31310 (N707HB), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. The nose gear collapsed on landing. A leak in the hydraulic system was noted with no other mechanical malfunctions.

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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