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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 P · Fort Meyers, FL · August 2, 2023

Date: August 2, 2023 · 09:50 local
Place: Fort Meyers, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N156DB
Reported as: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 P
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N156DBRegistered now · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 PS/N 6122 · Built 1982 Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 P Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

privacy data omittedDeparted the ramp area of Fort Meyers page airport. privacy data omitted Climbed to an altitude of 400FT AGL 60 seconds into the flight the pilot felt a virbation and a loud thud. The left main passenger door of the helicopter separated from the helicopter. privacy data omitted Returned to the field with no other issues. There were no injuries on the ground or in the aircraft. The door landed on the roof of a business near the airport. Records show the door had been inspected properly with the maintenance inspection intervals.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED THE RAMP AREA OF FORT MEYERS PAGE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 400FT AGL 60 SECONDS INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT FELT A VIRBATION AND A LOUD THUD. THE LEFT MAIN PASSENGER DOOR OF THE HELICOPTER SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND OR IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE DOOR LANDED ON THE ROOF OF A BUSINESS NEAR THE AIRPORT. RECORDS SHOW THE DOOR HAD BEEN INSPECTED PROPERLY WITH THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION INTERVALS.