ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 321645
| Date: | Sunday 31 August 2008 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Owner/operator: | McNeely Charter Service |
| Registration: | N2699Y |
| MSN: | AC-666 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 30488 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE-331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Carlsbad, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) |
| Carlsbad Airport, NM (CNM/KCNM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While en route to his destination, the pilot experienced variations in the airplane's cabin pressure. The pilot removed his noise-cancelling headset and was able to detect an air leak from the area of the entrance door. Moments later, the airplane encountered turbulence and the door departed the airplane causing substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot declared an emergency and was able to land at the nearest suitable airfield.
During his preflight inspection, the pilot secured the door "normally," but could not recall if he visually confirmed that the door was secured. The fuselage door frame did not display signs of deformation where the entrance door's bayonets seat into the door frame. The door was not recovered and an examination for mechanical failure could not be conducted.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the door to remain secure for undetermined reasons.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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| 30 November 2020 | N2699Y | McNeely Charter Services | 0 | Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (TCL/KTCL), AL | |
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