20190429010969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Textron T206H · Porterville, CA · April 29, 2019

Date
April 29, 2019 · 12:42 local
Place
Porterville, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N189JC
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA372
Reported as
Textron T206H
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,246 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During flight, the right side rear pax/baggage door opened in flight, striking the right rear side of the aircraft fuselage, causing substantial damage to the rear bulkhead. Aircraft landed safely at ptv.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FLIGHT, THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PAX/BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT, STRIKING THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR BULKHEAD. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PTV.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.