# Accident 20120523011149A: Canadair Ltd CL-600-2B16, Hallendale, FL, May 23, 2012 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 23, 2012, 15:50 local time - Place: Hallendale, FL - Airport: Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood Inter - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: 1M9A - Location: 25.9886° N, 80.1311° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9886&lon=-80.1311&mi=10 - Aircraft: N207JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207JB) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B16 (registry code 1900305, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b16) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: GE CF34-3A1 (registry code 30068, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-3a1) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CANADAIR LTD CL-600-2B16 - Reported engine: GE CF34-3A1 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA356) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120523011149A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N207JB DEPARTED FROM OPF AT 15:45 FOR A PLANNED 10 MINUTE REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO ITS BASE AT PMP. THE FLIGHT WAS FILED ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. TWO REQUIRED CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FEET MSL, AND A CRUISE SPEED OF ABOUT 230 KIAS THE CREW REPORTED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT OPENED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT IN VMC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME. THE CAPTAIN, LOOKING OUTSIDE AND SEEING THE FT. LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL) BENEATH THEM, MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT THERE AND ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING FOLLOWED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIRECTED TO THE BOMBARDIER SERVICE CENTER THERE.THE DOOR, AND SOME OF ITS COMPONENTS, LANDED ON THE WESTIN DIPLOMAT HOTEL GOLF COURSE, IN A POSITION OF 25 59' 18" N, 080 07' 52" W, ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF FLL. THE COURSE WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE FROM THE DOOR REPORTED. THE DOOR AND SOME COMPONENTS WHICH HAD LANDED NEARBY, WERE SECURED AND DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO THE BOMBARDIER FACILITY AT FLL, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SECURED PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.THE MANUFACTURER, UPON LEARNING OF THE EVENT, CONTACTED THE NTSB AND REQUESTED TO BE A PARTY TO THE INVESTIGATION. THE IIC WAS INFORMED THAT NTSB INVOLVEMENT WOULD BE LIMITED IN NATURE. WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE NTSB, THE IIC ACCEPTED THE REQUEST AND INVITED THE MANUFACTURER TO SERVE AS A TECHNICAL ADVISOR AND PARTY TO THE INVESTIGATION.THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS WERE SIGNIFICANT:1. THE HINGE FOR THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR WAS RELATIVELY INTACT, REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME, AND OPERATED SMOOTHLY. THE DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE HINGE ALONG THE RIVET LINE WHICH SECURED THE DOOR TO THE HINGE. 2. THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR UPPER HALF WAS FOUND CRUSHED FROM WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE GROUND IMPACT. 3. THE LOWER FORWARD AND AFT DOOR ROLL LATCHES WERE FOUND IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION WITH NO DAMAGE, AND OPERATED SMOOTHLY. 4. THE UPPER FORWARDED AND AFT DOOR ROLL LATCHES WERE FOUND IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION WITH NO DAMAGE AND OPERATED SMOOTHLY. 5. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO ANY OF THE FUSELAGE MOUNTED DOOR LOCKING STRUCTURE, NOR WAS ANY DAMAGE FOUND ON THE FORWARD AND AFT FUSELAGE MOUNTED DOOR PROXIMITY SENSORS. 7. THE CONTROL ROD CONNECTING THE UPPER AND LOWER ROLL LATCHES WAS FOUND CRUSHED INSIDE THE AIR STAIR STRUCTURE. DENTS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF THE CONTROL ROD CORRESPONDED WITH INTERNAL DOOR STRUCTURE, AND THE LOCATION OF THE DENTS CORRESPONDED WITH THE POSITION THE ROD WOULD BE AT IF THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WAS IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION AT THE TIME THE DOOR IMPACTED THE GROUND.8. THE FUSELAGE BENEATH THE DOOR HINGE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PENETRATION ALIGNED WITH THE EXTERNAL DOOR ASSIST HANDLE. 9. THE EXTERNAL DOOR "T" HANDLE WAS FOUND DEPLOYED, AND IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. 10. THE FUSELAGE IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE DOOR HAD AN IMPRESSION SIMILAR TO THE "T" HANDLE, AND WAS AT AN ANGLE ALIGNED TO THE POSITION THAT THE "T" HANDLE WOULD BE IN WHEN THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED. 11. THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE DOOR WARNING SYSTEM, LOCATED ON THE COPILOT'S B OUTBOARD (#160) AND D (#17) CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS WERE OPEN. ## 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 ERA12LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA356), May 23, 2012: Canadair CL-600-2B16 (N207JB), Hallandale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the co-pilot to properly close and latch the passenger door before departure, and the flight crew's failure to ensure that the door was secure by using the door warning system.… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.