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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 162 · Hillsboro, OR · June 5, 2015

Date: June 5, 2015 · 13:31 local
Place: Hillsboro, OR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7032R
Reported as: Cessna 162
Reported engine: Continental O-200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total90 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N7032RRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2017 · Cessna 162S/N 16200091 · Built 2011 Airframe modelCessna 162 Engine modelContinental O-200 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Flight instructor and student departed scappoose airport heading south to twin oaks airpark, student pilot leveled off at 2200'. Just as student initiated a heading change the LH pilots door departed the aircraft. No loss or change in control was noted. Flight instructor took control of aircraft and elected to land at Hillsboro airport for safety. Both upper door hinges failed under wind load. When the door departed it damaged the aft door post structure. Aircraft not flyable until airframe is repaired and door replaced.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED SCAPPOOSE AIRPORT HEADING SOUTH TO TWIN OAKS AIRPARK, STUDENT PILOT LEVELED OFF AT 2200'. JUST AS STUDENT INITIATED A HEADING CHANGE THE LH PILOTS DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. NO LOSS OR CHANGE IN CONTROL WAS NOTED. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO LAND AT HILLSBORO AIRPORT FOR SAFETY. BOTH UPPER DOOR HINGES FAILED UNDER WIND LOAD. WHEN THE DOOR DEPARTED IT DAMAGED THE AFT DOOR POST STRUCTURE. AIRCRAFT NOT FLYABLE UNTIL AIRFRAME IS REPAIRED AND DOOR REPLACED.

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