# Incident 20141025023259I: Zenair Ltd CH 2000, Sanford, FL, October 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N536CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zenair CH 2000 (registry code 9950100, https://openairdocs.org/model/zenair-ch-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENAIR LTD CH 2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 196 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025023259I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 25, 2014 AT 1400Z, THE PIC OF N536CB DEPARTED RWY 27 WITH (1) PASSENGER AND DURING ROTATION, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THE LH CANOPY DOOR HAD BECOME AJAR AND REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO SFB. THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE CANOPY DOOR DURING THE APPROACH, ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE DOOR ASSEMBLY TO FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC WAS CLEARED AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RWY 27, TAXIED TO THE SOUTHWEST RAMP WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE DOOR WAS NEVER RECOVERED.

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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