26 August 2023
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Salina man was uninjured after the door of his plane fell off his airplane Saturday.
The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log says the man was flying a 1941 fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft when he lost a piece of his door southeast of Moundridge.
The crash log says he was circling around to locate it, but landed in a field. He attempted a takeoff but aborted because there was not enough distance for a safe takeoff and landed again.
While the plane was rolling forward, there was a hard brake when coming to a stop, causing the airplane to nose into the ground and put a slight dent in the propeller blades.