# Incident 20220818014759I: Beech 58TC, Westlake, CA, August 18, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2022, 15:30 local time
- Place: Westlake, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6977° N, 122.4805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westlake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6977&lon=-122.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58TC (registry code 1152746, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,135 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220818014759I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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