Night Departure Door Incident Leads to Gear-Up Landing and Fire

Incident Overview and Immediate Actions During a local night flight, the pilot reported that the airplane's door popped open during departure. In response, the pilot turned the aircraft to the downwind leg and attempted to close the door. While on downwind, the airport's pilot activated the runway lights, which had been turned off. The pilot then had to reactivate the runway lights and landed the airplane without extending the landing gear. ## Aftermath Following the gear-up landing, the airplane caught fire and was consumed by the flames. The source does not specify the aircraft type, registration, operator, exact location, or the official cause of the incident.