GENERAL INFORMATION
| Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
| Report Number |
19990825041239I |
| Local Date |
25-AUG-99 |
| City |
PONTIAC |
| State |
MI |
| Airport Name |
OAKLAND COUNTY INTL |
| Event Type |
INCIDENT |
| Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
| Aircraft Make |
DASSAULT |
| Aircraft Model |
MYSTERE FALCON20 |
| Aircraft Series |
D5 |
| Airframe Hrs |
10000 |
| Operator |
GRAND AIRE EXPRESS |
| Primary Flight Type |
AIR TAXI (NON-SCHEDULED) |
| Secondary Flight Type |
CARGO |
| Type of Operation |
AIR TAXI/COMMUTER |
| Registration Nbr |
618GA |
| Total Aboard |
0 |
| Fatalities |
0 |
| Injuries |
0 |
| Aircraft Weight Class |
OVER 12500 LBS |
| Engine Make |
GE |
| Engine Model |
CF7002D2 |
| Engine Group |
CF700 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
| Engine Type |
F |
Environmental/Operations Info
| Primary Flight Conditions |
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES |
| Secondary Flight Conditions |
WEATHER NOT A FACTOR |
| Flight Plan Filed |
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES |
Pilot In Command
| Pilot Certificates |
AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR |
| Pilot Rating |
AIRPLANE SINGLE, MULTI-ENGINE LAND |
| Pilot Qualification |
QUALIFIED |
| Flight Time Total Hours |
4500 |
| Total in Make/Model |
2000 |
| Total in Last 90 days |
100 |
Event Remarks
(-23) ON CLIMB-OUT FROM DETROIT CITY AIRPORT, CARGO DOOR OPENED ON AIRCRAFT AND TRAILED APPROX. 4 INCHES. CREW LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT AT PTK, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN. PORTION OF CRAGO LINER FODDED #1 ENGINE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT DOOR WARNING/LATCH SYSTEM WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. OPERATOR'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF MAINTENANCE REPORTED FAILURE OF ONE DOOR PULLEY AFTER SEVERAL MORE FLIGHTS. AIRCRAFT DOOR MANUFACTURER CAONSULTED BY OPERATOR AND FOUND NO INITIAL PROBLEMS WITH DOOR. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR OPERATOR RE-EMPHASIZED DOOR OPERATION AND OPERATION TESTING OF WARNING SYSTEM WITH FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS.
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