When I turned to look the door latch was perpendicular to the door (open position) and the safety latch was engaged. I attempted to push the door latch to parallel to lock the door closed. Upon closing the latch the door disengaged and became removed from the airplane all within a second of closing the latch.
Instructional flight ends when door flies off plane
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 20, 2022 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, Aviation News, Aviation Safety Reporting System, flying, General Aviation, Pilots | 0 comments