Incident Overview
During a climb through 5,500 feet, the pilot of an airplane heard a loud noise and felt a rush of air. Turning around, he observed that the baggage door was open. He decided to return and land at the departure airport.
Approach and Landing
The pilot noted that his reference paper, which had the traffic pattern altitude written on it, was blown away by the rush of air when the door opened. He subsequently entered the downwind leg at a low altitude and continued a low approach. On final approach, he attempted to add power to arrest his descent rate. However, the airplane continued to sink and impacted the ground short of the runway with the right wing low.
Outcome
The airplane sustained impact damage short of the runway. No other details about injuries or damage beyond the described impact are available from the source.