# Incident 20100528054029I: Cessna 560XL, White Plains, NY, May 28, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 41.0669° N, 73.7075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0669&lon=-73.7075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N662QS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,459 total, 1,737 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10IA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100528054029I

## Narrative

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

THE SIC RECALLS CLOSING THE DOOR AFTER THE TWO PASSENGERS HAD BOARDED.  THE CREW INDICATED THAT THE TAXI WAS SHORT AND THERE WAS A WAIT OF ABOUT TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.  THE PIC WAS FOCUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENT OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT.  ON TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A SOUND AND POPPING INDICATIVE OF A PRESSURE CHANGE AT ROTATION.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SIC POINTED OUT THAT THE DOOR ANNUNCIATOR CAUTION LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED.  DURING THE CLIMB, WITH PLANS TO TURN BACK AND WHILE OPERATING AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENED.  THE SIC INFORMED THE PASSENGERS TO REMAIN SEATED WITH THEIR BELTS FASTENED.  THE PIC WAS CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT HPN.  DURING THE LANDING, THE OPEN DOOR SCRAPED ON THE RUNWAY.  THE PASSENGERS AND CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE DOOR SKIN AND DAMAGE TO ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS IN THE AREA UNDER AND AROUND THE DOOR.  ASAP FILINGS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT WERE ACCEPTED BY THE ASAP COMMITTEE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10IA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA285), May 28, 2010: Cessna 560XL (N662QS), White Plains, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to ensure that the cabin door was secured/locked prior to takeoff.

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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