A Wheels Up Citation Excel XLS experienced its cabin door swinging open mid-flight shortly after takeoff from San Francisco with seven people aboard.
The pilot declared an emergency, facing difficulties climbing and maintaining clearance due to the open door and cloud cover, and requested to return to the airport.
Despite initial confusion from air traffic control about the aircraft's landing gear, the plane made a safe visual landing, and all occupants evacuated unharmed.
On August 6, two pilots and five passengers aboard a Wheels Up Citation Excel XLS were in for a scare when the door swung open as the plane climbed to 2,000 feet.
“The door is hanging and uh… passengers… I think they’re okay but they’re gonna be pretty upset,” the pilot said in recorded correspondence with an air traffic controller.
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