20220818014759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58TC · Westlake, CA · August 18, 2022

Date: August 18, 2022 · 15:30 local
Place: Westlake, CA
Airport: Santa Monica
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N919PJ
Reported as: Beech 58TC
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,135 total

N919PJRegistered now · Beech 58TCS/N TK-140 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech 58TC Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilotprivacy data omitted of aircraft traveling from cma to ksmo indicated at cruse flight of ?.. Heard a bang from the cabin door. Pilot noticed a gap developed between the door and the airframe. Shortly thereafter the door separated from the aircraft. Pilot landed aircraft at ksmo with out further incident. Upon inspection by maintenace agency at ksmo, remaining parts of both upper part number 35-400018-18 and lower part number 35-400008-12 door hinges had serve corrision. Agency filed a service difficulty report.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF AIRCRAFT TRAVELING FROM CMA TO KSMO INDICATED AT CRUSE FLIGHT OF ?.. HEARD A BANG FROM THE CABIN DOOR. PILOT NOTICED A GAP DEVELOPED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE AIRFRAME. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT KSMO WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENACE AGENCY AT KSMO, REMAINING PARTS OF BOTH UPPER PART NUMBER 35-400018-18 AND LOWER PART NUMBER 35-400008-12 DOOR HINGES HAD SERVE CORRISION. AGENCY FILED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT.