What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After landing at the Colby, KS (kcbk)airport, the pilot offloaded all cargo and prepared to fly under part 91 back to denver, co (kden). On takeoff from runway 17, immedediately after rotation, the crew door inadvertently opened. Attempts to close the door were unsuccessful. The pilot began a left turn to return to the airport. In an attempt to climb, the pilot raised the landing gear. Due to 200-250 foot ceilings, the pilot stayed low in order to stay visual with the runway. A witness stated at one point the pilot entered the clouds. The pilot stated he began to notice a shutter in the airplane and believed it was the onset of a stall. The pilot crossed midfield and made a forced landing heading west in a wheat field just west and adjancent to the runway. The left wing impacted first. The airplane skidded 600-700 feet to a stop short of a tree line.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER LANDING AT THE COLBY, KS (KCBK)AIRPORT, THE PILOT OFFLOADED ALL CARGO AND PREPARED TO FLY UNDER PART 91 BACK TO DENVER, CO (KDEN). ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17, IMMEDEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, THE CREW DOOR INADVERTENTLY OPENED. ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOOR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB, THE PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. DUE TO 200-250 FOOT CEILINGS, THE PILOT STAYED LOW IN ORDER TO STAY VISUAL WITH THE RUNWAY. A WITNESS STATED AT ONE POINT THE PILOT ENTERED THE CLOUDS. THE PILOT STATED HE BEGAN TO NOTICE A SHUTTER IN THE AIRPLANE AND BELIEVED IT WAS THE ONSET OF A STALL. THE PILOT CROSSED MIDFIELD AND MADE A FORCED LANDING HEADING WEST IN A WHEAT FIELD JUST WEST AND ADJANCENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED FIRST. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED 600-700 FEET TO A STOP SHORT OF A TREE LINE.
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