# Incident 20230802021249I: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 P, Fort Meyers, FL, August 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2023, 09:50 local time
- Place: Fort Meyers, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 P (registry code 5626004, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bo-105-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM BO 105 P
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230802021249I

## Narrative

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

^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.

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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