# Incident 20240917012399I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Myrtle Beach, SC, September 17, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2024, 14:50 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1L7S
- Location: 33.7104° N, 78.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7104&lon=-78.8860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (registry code 2990014, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4-A (registry code 06402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240917012399I

## Narrative

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

GOT TO THE AIRPLANE LATE DUE TO PREVIOUS ATC DELAYS. I CALLED SOC TO EXTEND OUR BLOCK A LITTLE, WHICH THEY DID. STILL FELT A SENSE OF URGENCY BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO ADD OIL, FOREFLIGHT WASN’T COMPUTING WEIGHT AND BALANCE SO WE HAD TO MANUALLY COMPUTE IT, THERE IS A LOT OF CONTENTS IN THE LESSON, AND A LOT OF PLANES WERE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE, SO I WANTED TO BE SURE TO BE BACK ON TIME FOR THE NEXT CREW. WE DID EVERYTHING ELSE AS NORMAL. WE PULLED INTO THE RUN UP AREA TO DO THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST TO THE LINE AND BELOW THE LINE. I DID NOT VERIFY ANNUNCIATIONS BEFORE TAKEOFF. I USUALLY VISUALLY CHECK THE REAR DOOR PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, BUT I DID NOT THIS TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I DID NOT IN THE PAST AS WELL. DURING TAKEOFF EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. DURING DEPARTURE WE WERE TOLD TO TURN. I CANNOT REMEMBER IF I HEARD THE DOOR OPEN OR THE ANNUNCIATION FIRST. AGAIN, I CANNOT VERIFY THAT THE ANNUNCIATION WAS OFF DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. I CHECKED THE FRONT CANOPY IT WAS LATCHED. I THEN LOOKED AT THE REAR DOOR AND IT WAS SLIGHTLY UNLATCH, BUT IT WAS STILL HANGING ON SOMEHOW. I SHOULD HAVE JUST LEFT IT, BUT I REACHED BACK AND TRIED TO HOLD ONTO IT WHICH CAUSED IT TO UNLATCH EVEN FURTHER. I LOST THE GRIP AND THE DOOR FELL OFF. I THEN TOLD ATC WE NEED TO STAY IN THE PATTERN. I STAYED IN THE PATTERN. SHORTLY AFTER I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. I HELD ONTO THE DOOR FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS, UNSURE OF THE ALTITUDE PROBABLY BETWEEN 500-1000FT

## Other reports on N926L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240821011119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240821011119I), Aug 21, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG (N926L), Lumberton, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a deer on the runway, damaging the propeller.

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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