A Wheels Up Citation Excel XLS, carrying seven people, experienced its main cabin door opening shortly after takeoff from San Francisco, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency.
The pilot reported an inability to climb due to the open door and challenging cloud conditions, requesting an immediate return to the airport.
The aircraft subsequently made a safe visual landing at SFO, despite initial ATC confusion over the landing gear, 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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