ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177836
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| Date: | Thursday 16 July 2015 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 162 Skycatcher |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6047W |
| MSN: | 16200180 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 115 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (KDKK), Dunkirk, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunkirk, NY (DKK) |
| Dunkirk, NY (DKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the light sport airplane had completed two touch-and-go takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. During the third takeoff, the right door opened at an altitude about 400 ft above ground level. Seated in the left seat, the pilot attempted to reach across the cockpit and close the door, but could not reach the handle. He stated that the airplane “did not want to fly,” and “began to sink” before it impacted trees. A witness stated that the airplane was in an “aggressive” nose-up attitude just before impact.
Postaccident examination of the airplane, including the right door latch, revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot’s operating handbook for the airplane stated that, in the event of a door opening in flight, the pilot should not attempt to close the door and should land normally as soon as practical. It is likely that the pilot became distracted by the open door during flight, and, in his attempt to close the door at low altitude, the airplane became too slow, exceeded its critical angle of attack, and experienced an aerodynamic stall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while attempting to close an open cabin door, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6047W
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2015 18:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jul-2015 23:33 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2015 06:56 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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