- Date
- June 13, 1987, 17:12 local (22:12 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N88FBDornier DO-228-201
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870613041529I
- Case key
- 13668
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flightcrew experienced inflight opening of the aft baggage door and inflight separation of the cabin stairway door. The copilot checked the doors on three occasions before takeoff because the door warning light was illuminated. The captain initiated the flight after opening the cockpit door and checking the forward baggage door and observing nothing noteworthy when he looked aft at the other doors. The door warning system operated as designed. The operator has amended their operating procedures to prevent similar occurrences.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88FB
- Reported as
- Dornier DO-228-201
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8088
- Airframe hours
- 1,439
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-5252D, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91 subpart F
- Operator
- Fischer Bros. Aviation, Inc., doing business as Midway Connection Airlines
- Registered owner
- National Funding Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- M29 · Mena, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,880 total · 300 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPI, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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