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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 300 · Minneapolis, MN · December 10, 2010

Date: December 10, 2010 · 17:15 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis, Mn
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N206K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA120
Reported as: Beech 300
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,533 total2,800 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N206KRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2019 · Beech 300S/N FA-36 · Built 1984 Airframe modelBeech 300 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed kmsp at 1715 local time from runway 30L. The aircraft returned to kmsp a short time later because of, as described by the pilot, a pressurization problem. After landing, the pilot requested to stop the aircraft for a inspection. It was discovered that the main entry door had come off the aircraft. This would have happened during flight between takeoff and landing. The door fell open and broke away from the fuslage of the aircraft. There was not an explosive decompression of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KMSP AT 1715 LOCAL TIME FROM RUNWAY 30L. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KMSP A SHORT TIME LATER BECAUSE OF, AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT, A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT REQUESTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FOR A INSPECTION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR HAD COME OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED DURING FLIGHT BETWEEN TAKEOFF AND LANDING. THE DOOR FELL OPEN AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE FUSLAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NOT AN EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinneapolis, MNThe pilot's failure to follow the aircraft checklist in locking the cabin door prior to departure which resulted in its in-flight separation.Dec 10, 2010 · Substantial damage