What happened
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On 26 October 2018 at around 1119 MST; 1819 zulu time, at DA-42 Diamond, N591ER aborted a departure takeoff at Ernest Love field (prc) in Prescott, Arizona. As stated by the instructor pilot and student pilot the before takeoff (final items) check list was performed and noticed no door annunciator cautions or lights. The instructor pilot looked back to visually verify the rear door was closed and latched. During the takeoff roll, around 45-50 knots, the rear door flew off the aircraft. The crew immediately aborted the takeoff and exited the runway at D4 and returned to the erau ramp, and shutdown the aircraft. A FOD check was conducted by airport ops. The door was retrieved and returned to erau. Awaiting further analysis with coordination with the manufacturer for the issue behind the door leaving the aircraft. The DA-42 fleet was downed by erau and inspected for any door locking mechanism and annunciator switch rigging issues and a couple loose latches and switches were noted. Maintenance was conducted to correct issues on other aircraft and the damaged N591ER awaits and repair solution due to the door brackets on the top side of the aircraft door opening have been damage that is composited into the fuselage. Awaiting special repair order from the manufacturer. No injuries to personnel.
As the FAA filed it
ON 26 OCTOBER 2018 AT AROUND 1119 MST; 1819 ZULU TIME, AT DA-42 DIAMOND, N591ER ABORTED A DEPARTURE TAKEOFF AT ERNEST LOVE FIELD (PRC) IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. AS STATED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT THE BEFORE TAKEOFF (FINAL ITEMS) CHECK LIST WAS PERFORMED AND NOTICED NO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR CAUTIONS OR LIGHTS. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT LOOKED BACK TO VISUALLY VERIFY THE REAR DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LATCHED. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AROUND 45-50 KNOTS, THE REAR DOOR FLEW OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AT D4 AND RETURNED TO THE ERAU RAMP, AND SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT. A FOD CHECK WAS CONDUCTED BY AIRPORT OPS. THE DOOR WAS RETRIEVED AND RETURNED TO ERAU. AWAITING FURTHER ANALYSIS WITH COORDINATION WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE ISSUE BEHIND THE DOOR LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT. THE DA-42 FLEET WAS DOWNED BY ERAU AND INSPECTED FOR ANY DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM AND ANNUNCIATOR SWITCH RIGGING ISSUES AND A COUPLE LOOSE LATCHES AND SWITCHES WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE WAS CONDUCTED TO CORRECT ISSUES ON OTHER AIRCRAFT AND THE DAMAGED N591ER AWAITS AND REPAIR SOLUTION DUE TO THE DOOR BRACKETS ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DOOR OPENING HAVE BEEN DAMAGE THAT IS COMPOSITED INTO THE FUSELAGE. AWAITING SPECIAL REPAIR ORDER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL.
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