What was found
(CAN) LATCH OPENED IN-FLIGHT RESULTING IN DOOR SEPARATING FROM AIRCRAFT. LATCH TOO EASY TO OPEN, ONE PLANE MOTION, TWO NOTCHES. BULKY CLOTHING OR IN THIS CASE A KNEE BOARD WORN BY THE PILOT ON RAISING THE KNEE OPENED LATCH.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Zinair CH2000
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Crew Door
- Part time
- 40 hours
- Component
- Zenair · 20F324
- Stage of operation
- AB
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.