A Wheels Up charter jet carrying two pilots and five passengers experienced its door swinging open shortly after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport.
The pilot declared an emergency, facing difficulties climbing due to the open door and cloud cover, initially complicating their return to the airport.
Despite initial confusion from air traffic control about the landing gear, the aircraft made a safe visual approach and landed, with all occupants evacuating intact.
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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