From the Washington Times:
A faulty rubber grommet was blamed for an aircraft door flying open in-flight Wednesday with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark aboard.
Turbulence caused the chartered six-seater Piper Aztec to plunge suddenly from an altitude of 7,000 feet en route to Wellington, TV New Zealand reported.
"All of a sudden there seemed to be a lot of noise and the plane started plunging, and even with your belt on you go up," Clark said. She suffered a badly bruised arm after it smashed onto the window sill.
Two police officers struggled to keep the door shut as the pilot issued a mayday and arranged an emergency landing at Paraparaumu Airport.
Alright, this absolutely fails the "Why should you care" test, but... Hey! I once walked the perimeter of the Paraparamu Airport! Not many people can say that, right?
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