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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Antonov AN-225 · Charlotte, NC · October 4, 2010

Date: October 4, 2010 · 17:00 local
Place: Charlotte, NC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: UR8206
Reported as: Antonov AN-225
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On 10/04/2010 an Antonov AN-225, UR82060, flight ADB1744, enroute to bangor Maine, depaprted clt at approximately 17:00. The aircraft was heading in a northly direction and shortly after takeoff during climb out an inboard main landing gear door departed the aircraft and landed in a field approximaley 1/2 mile from a populated shopping center. The door came to rest at 35 deg 19' 41 n and 80DEG 56' 7W. The following part numbers were taken from the door asembly: 1-4002.4805.153.315 KOO310, 1-4002.4805.154.4031/005, 1-4000.4016.050.003. The door was ripped from the hinges and a frayed cable was attached. An eye witness had seen the door depart the aircraft. The door came to rest in the field he manages. Photos of the door were sent to the international field unit in Alaska.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/04/2010 AN ANTONOV AN-225, UR82060, FLIGHT ADB1744, ENROUTE TO BANGOR MAINE, DEPAPRTED CLT AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING IN A NORTHLY DIRECTION AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB OUT AN INBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMALEY 1/2 MILE FROM A POPULATED SHOPPING CENTER. THE DOOR CAME TO REST AT 35 DEG 19' 41 N AND 80DEG 56' 7W. THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS WERE TAKEN FROM THE DOOR ASEMBLY: 1-4002.4805.153.315 KOO310, 1-4002.4805.154.4031/005, 1-4000.4016.050.003. THE DOOR WAS RIPPED FROM THE HINGES AND A FRAYED CABLE WAS ATTACHED. AN EYE WITNESS HAD SEEN THE DOOR DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE DOOR CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD HE MANAGES. PHOTOS OF THE DOOR WERE SENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL FIELD UNIT IN ALASKA.