Door ajar?
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Door ajar?
Been away and haven't been here in ages. Back in NZ for a bit and this happens to one of my old steeds. Heard this on radio before, surprised not here already.
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A small aircraft with nine passengers and two pilots on board made an emergency landing at Auckland Airport this morning after the baggage cargo door flew open at the rear of the plane.
The Eagle Air Beech aircraft had just taken off on a flight to Whangarei.
"Immediately after take-off at approximately 200 feet the rear cargo door opened," said Mark Street from Air New Zealand which owns Eagle Air.
"The aircraft immediately returned to Auckland Airport landing a few minutes later without further incident."
Engineers were investigating what caused the baggage door to open.
Passengers were put on another flight to Whangarei.
Fire Service shift controller Jaron Phillips said 10 fire appliances were sent
to the airport but by the time they got there the aircraft had landed safely.
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A small aircraft with nine passengers and two pilots on board made an emergency landing at Auckland Airport this morning after the baggage cargo door flew open at the rear of the plane.
The Eagle Air Beech aircraft had just taken off on a flight to Whangarei.
"Immediately after take-off at approximately 200 feet the rear cargo door opened," said Mark Street from Air New Zealand which owns Eagle Air.
"The aircraft immediately returned to Auckland Airport landing a few minutes later without further incident."
Engineers were investigating what caused the baggage door to open.
Passengers were put on another flight to Whangarei.
Fire Service shift controller Jaron Phillips said 10 fire appliances were sent
to the airport but by the time they got there the aircraft had landed safely.
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so why has all this been removed from the news websites? and was not mentioned during the 6-o-clock news?
man if qwantus must be gutted they dont have the censorship deals ANZ has with the media here.
man if qwantus must be gutted they dont have the censorship deals ANZ has with the media here.
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It reminds me of the Mooney that crashed because the door was open and it caused airflow disturbance over the tailplane...
I wonder what Beechcraft/ Raytheon or whoever they call themselves this week will have to say about it.
Lucky it is a T tail?
Thoughts?
I wonder what Beechcraft/ Raytheon or whoever they call themselves this week will have to say about it.
Lucky it is a T tail?
Thoughts?
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flies like an egg carton
I think if that door had divorced itself of its airframe, the first place it would've gone would have been through the tail-plane.
Reckon those people were very lucky.
Not sure about this particular a/c but assume it is a Beech 1900.
Not sure about which door it is BUT have personal experience in Beech 56TC RH seat when the door opens on take off.
To summarise - I don't want to try that again!!!!!
Not sure about which door it is BUT have personal experience in Beech 56TC RH seat when the door opens on take off.
To summarise - I don't want to try that again!!!!!
It reminds me of the Mooney that crashed because the door was open and it caused airflow disturbance over the tailplane...
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I am almost certain that i read about it in an old BASI journal, cant remember which one. Just remember sitting up and taking notice (the purpose of that fine publication
) ... maybe someone else remembers/ has a reference?
I am almost certain that i read about it in an old BASI journal, cant remember which one. Just remember sitting up and taking notice (the purpose of that fine publication
) ... maybe someone else remembers/ has a reference?
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The Mooney incident was around 15 years ago or maybe more? From what I recall, had the pilot kept the speed up would have been ok but he slowed down and lost elevator control/effectiveness. I've flown just about every model of Mooney and I ALWAYS lock the baggage door with the key to make certain
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Mooney Crash.
Methinks, from a very jaded memory, that the conclusion of the report was that the a/c was quite flyable, but the pilot panicked and lost control.
Theres nothing on the CAA accident reports, how long do you have before you need to contact regarding an incident?
From law I seem to recall arround 7 days after the incident?
From law I seem to recall arround 7 days after the incident?
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This is being investigated by TAIC. It's listed on the Current inquiries page.