What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 17, 2018, aircraft N306ER departed dab daytona international airport on runway 25R at approximately 0930E 10 minutes into the flight at 3000 feet between 100 and 150 knots. Student pilot had control of the aircraft and began the descent checklist as they approached the Flagler Executive Airport. Kfin. Student pilot noted door open annunciator on G1000 display and alerted pilot flight instructor of open door annunciator. Pilot flight instructor noted rear door open, he then instructed student to slow the aircraft, and attempted to secure door, he was unable to secure the door, instructed student pilot to reduce speed below 100 knots, and again attempted to secure door. Subsequently, just before he could grab the handle the door departed aircraft. He immediately took control of aircraft and landed at Flagler airport kfin without further incident. He said that he did not declare an emergency but he requested to land at Flagler executive as soon as possible.
The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp where the crew shut down and departed the aircraft with no injuries to crewmembers.
Pilots stated when the door departed the aircraft was flying over a heavily wooded area and has not yet been located.
FAA inspectors arrived and noted aft attach point had been removed and front pin removed to attach temporary door due to weather.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 17, 2018, AIRCRAFT N306ER DEPARTED DAB DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 25R AT APPROXIMATELY 0930E 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT 3000 FEET BETWEEN 100 AND 150 KNOTS. STUDENT PILOT HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN THE DESCENT CHECKLIST AS THEY APPROACHED THE FLAGLER EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. KFIN. STUDENT PILOT NOTED DOOR OPEN ANNUNCIATOR ON G1000 DISPLAY AND ALERTED PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OF OPEN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR. PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTED REAR DOOR OPEN, HE THEN INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT, AND ATTEMPTED TO SECURE DOOR, HE WAS UNABLE TO SECURE THE DOOR, INSTRUCTED STUDENT PILOT TO REDUCE SPEED BELOW 100 KNOTS, AND AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO SECURE DOOR. SUBSEQUENTLY, JUST BEFORE HE COULD GRAB THE HANDLE THE DOOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND LANDED AT FLAGLER AIRPORT KFIN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY BUT HE REQUESTED TO LAND AT FLAGLER EXECUTIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WHERE THE CREW SHUT DOWN AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO CREWMEMBERS.
PILOTS STATED WHEN THE DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING OVER A HEAVILY WOODED AREA AND HAS NOT YET BEEN LOCATED.
FAA INSPECTORS ARRIVED AND NOTED AFT ATTACH POINT HAD BEEN REMOVED AND FRONT PIN REMOVED TO ATTACH TEMPORARY DOOR DUE TO WEATHER.
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