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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Naples, FL · September 2, 2012

Date: September 2, 2012 · 10:15 local
Place: Naples, FL
Airport: Naples Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N160TS
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42
Reported engine: Thielert TAE-125-01
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total200 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N160TSRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2015 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42S/N 42.AC008 · Built 2006 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 Engine modelThielert TAE-125-01Reciprocating

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What happened

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

On 9-2-2012 pilot took off from Naples airport, Florida (apf) runway 5 in Diamond da 42 N160TS. No weather conditions. After take off nose door popped open. Can of deicing fluid flew out and hit right propeller causing damage to prop. Aircraft circled back and landed on rwy 5. At no time was emergency declared by pilot or tower. Prop was running upon landing of aircraft. Pilot found carpet between door lock and door. It appears door was not secured properly.

As the FAA filed it

ON 9-2-2012 PILOT TOOK OFF FROM NAPLES AIRPORT, FLORIDA (APF) RUNWAY 5 IN DIAMOND DA 42 N160TS. NO WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTER TAKE OFF NOSE DOOR POPPED OPEN. CAN OF DEICING FLUID FLEW OUT AND HIT RIGHT PROPELLER CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROP. AIRCRAFT CIRCLED BACK AND LANDED ON RWY 5. AT NO TIME WAS EMERGENCY DECLARED BY PILOT OR TOWER. PROP WAS RUNNING UPON LANDING OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT FOUND CARPET BETWEEN DOOR LOCK AND DOOR. IT APPEARS DOOR WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY.