ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265199
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| Date: | Sunday 20 June 2021 |
| Time: | 13:02 UTC |
| Type: |  Diamond DA42 NG Twin Star |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Training Europe S.L. |
| Registration: | EC-MCO |
| MSN: | 42.N129 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Palmar de Troya (Sevilla) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Jerez-La Parra Airport (XRY/LEJR) |
| Jerez-La Parra Airport (XRY/LEJR) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DA-42NG, registration EC-MCO, took off at 12:39 UTC from Jerez Airport (LEJR), with two occupants on board, instructor and student, to perform an instruction flight.
According to the statements made by the occupants of the aircraft, at 13:02 UTC, shortly after starting the cruise phase, while flying in the vicinity of the town of El Palmar de Troya (Seville), they noticed a sudden jolt and realised that the passenger door had detached from the aircraft.
The occupants of the aircraft contacted the LEJR control tower services, requesting their return to the airport. The aircraft landed without further incident at 13:13 UTC.
The occupants of the aircraft were unharmed.
Causes / Contributing Factors
The investigation has concluded that the probable cause of the passenger door detachment was improper closing and locking of the passenger door by the student.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.mitma.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2021/a-027-2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2021 19:29 | harro | Added |
| 27-Sep-2022 19:14 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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