# Incident 20190401002319I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Indianapolis, IN, April 1, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2019, 12:22 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (registry code 2990014, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4-A (registry code 06402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 440 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190401002319I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION:

AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 23L AT THE INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE LEFT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT.

CASUAL/CONTRIBUTING FACTOR:

THE DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED AND WAS NOT VERIFIED CLOSED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE RISK:

USE A CHECKLIST AND VERIFY THAT THE AIRCRAFT IS AIRWORTHY AND READY FOR FLIGHT.

ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM:

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS COUNSELED BY AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR. THE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR  FOR THIS COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED FOR FOLLOW UP ACTIONS, IF NEEDED.

PTRS:

GL11201902444

COMMENTS:

COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

ROOT CAUSE:

RC4*

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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