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| Date: | Friday 20 July 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
| Owner/operator: | Hybrid Aviation |
| Registration: | AP-BMR |
| MSN: | 42.126 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Walton Aerodrome -
 Pakistan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Walton Aerodrome (OPLH) - Lahore |
| Walton Aerodrome (OPLH) - Lahore | |
| Investigating agency: | PakCAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Hybrid Aviation DA-42 aircraft (AP-BMR) got airborne at around 1045 LT from RWY 14 of Walton Airport. Aircraft leveled off at 1500ft, with throttle at 45% power setting and 120 kts IAS at right downwind for RWY 14. Pilot contacted Lahore Approach for practicing VOR let down and was told to standby. At the end of downwind pilot observed door open red light “ON” on the Primary Flight Display (PFD) followed by the audible warning sound. Pilot observed the door latch in halfway position between lock and unlock. Pilot brought the throttle to 35 % power, and reduced speed, as soon as pilot looked back at the very instance the rear canopy flew off. After a controllability check, the aircraft made normal landing, however did not inform ATC about emergency during or after the flight.
Cause of the Occurrence. The passenger door flew off in the air because it was not properly locked and the crew missed out to check thoroughly door handle position during pre-flight inspection.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.historyofpia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=26744
Media:
Today, a small door belonging to a general aviation aircraft fell on a road in Muslim Town in Lahore without causing any loss of life or property on the ground.
— avpak (@avpak3) 20 juillet 2018
The aircraft was flying from & to Walton Aerodrome situated in Lahore. https://t.co/PNIsniU87z pic.twitter.com/o7eybDPTn7
Door of a trainer jet fell in Muslim town Lahore, no casualty reported on ground pic.twitter.com/E1SAtwYbVG
— Khalid khi (@khalid_pk) 20 juillet 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2018 09:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 20-Jul-2018 09:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 20-Jul-2018 13:54 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 20-Jul-2018 14:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2019 17:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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