# Incident 20230924018089I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, London, KY, September 24, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2023, 14:30 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Airport: London-Corbon Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1184° N, 84.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of London, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1184&lon=-84.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N655NA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655NA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1A+
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 180 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230924018089I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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