ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288810
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| Date: | Monday 10 October 2011 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Maple Grove Inc |
| Registration: | N6324B |
| MSN: | 34224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4520 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Warrenton, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Warrenton, VA (7VG0) |
| Warrenton, VA (7VG0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was descending the airplane from an altitude of 8,000 feet after releasing skydivers. During the descent, at an altitude of about 3,000 feet, the airplane's door opened and contacted the underside of the wing. The pilot slowed the airplane and attempted to close the door but noticed that the door had warped and that the window was missing. A postflight examination of the airplane revealed that the window had separated from the door in flight and contacted the right horizontal stabilizer, resulting in substantial damage. The door had been modified with a top hinge for skydiving operations and was closed by means of two pin-type latches that were inserted into holes located on both the forward and aft sides of the door frame. The aft pin hole was torn, indicative of its latch pin having been inserted at the time of the door opening; however, the forward pin hole exhibited no damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not ensure that the forward door latch was secured prior to initiating the descent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA024
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 2013 | N6324B | Phoenix Area Skydiving | 0 | Near Casa Grande Municipal Airport (KCGZ), Casa Grande, AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 06:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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