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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · London, KY · September 24, 2023

Date: September 24, 2023 · 14:30 local
Place: London, KY
Airport: London-Corbon Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N655NA
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 183 total180 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N655NARegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.655 · Built 2006 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-M1A+Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Approximately 20 minutes after departing bluegrass lex enroute to gkt, the pilot noticed the door indicator light illuminated. Pilot looked back at the passenger door and noticed that the latch was undone. Pilot attempted to secure the door and when he touched the latch, the door immediately departed from the aircraft. The pilot contacted indy center to notify them that the door departed and was diverting to loz. Aircraft landed without any furhter incidents.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING BLUEGRASS LEX ENROUTE TO GKT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT LOOKED BACK AT THE PASSENGER DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE LATCH WAS UNDONE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THE DOOR AND WHEN HE TOUCHED THE LATCH, THE DOOR IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CONTACTED INDY CENTER TO NOTIFY THEM THAT THE DOOR DEPARTED AND WAS DIVERTING TO LOZ. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURHTER INCIDENTS.