What happened
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While on final approach to tjmz/maz at approximately 400' AGL the crew hatch opened striking the upper fuselage structure and swung back into the cabin before being blown back out again. The door struck the left forearm and elbow of pilot causing several lacerations. Aircraft remained stable on approach path and pilot landed aircraft without incident. There were 5 pax onboard and VFR weather prevailed. After evaluation of the crew door and surrounding structure, the crew door latch mechanisms performed satisfactorily and minor damage to upper skin structure was found. Cause of crew door opening was unable to be determined. PIC will be retrained to company policies and procedures for operation with crew door open and proper crew door closure prior to departure.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO TJMZ/MAZ AT APPROXIMATELY 400' AGL THE CREW HATCH OPENED STRIKING THE UPPER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AND SWUNG BACK INTO THE CABIN BEFORE BEING BLOWN BACK OUT AGAIN. THE DOOR STRUCK THE LEFT FOREARM AND ELBOW OF PILOT CAUSING SEVERAL LACERATIONS. AIRCRAFT REMAINED STABLE ON APPROACH PATH AND PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE 5 PAX ONBOARD AND VFR WEATHER PREVAILED. AFTER EVALUATION OF THE CREW DOOR AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE, THE CREW DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND MINOR DAMAGE TO UPPER SKIN STRUCTURE WAS FOUND. CAUSE OF CREW DOOR OPENING WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. PIC WILL BE RETRAINED TO COMPANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR OPERATION WITH CREW DOOR OPEN AND PROPER CREW DOOR CLOSURE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
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