# Incident 20221221020129I: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, Alton, IL, December 21, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2022, 07:55 local time
- Place: Alton, IL
- Airport: St Louis Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8899° N, 90.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST LOUIS RGNL (ALN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8899&lon=-90.0460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA (registry code 4500305, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-1125-westwind-astra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221221020129I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT KALN AIRPORT AND REALIZED THAT A REFUEL ACESS DOOR ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER 25W362210-041 WAS OPENED AND NOT SECURE.  THE REFUEL ACESS DOOR ASSEMBLY HAD MINOR DAMAGE THAT REQUIRES COMPOSITE REPAIR.  A FAIRING AFT OF THE DOOR HAD SUPERFICIAL SCRAPING THAT REQUIRES COMPOSITE REPAIR. IT IS UNDETERMINABLE WITH THE INFORMATION GATHERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHEN OR HOW THE DOOR CAME OPEN OR WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS LEFT OPEN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND OR A GROUND FUELING EMPLOYEE.

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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