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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-36 · Pontiac, MI · February 29, 1996

Date: February 29, 1996 · 00:08 local
Place: Pontiac, MI
Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BUHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N717PS
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B36
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total1,800 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days

N717PSRegistration cancelled Jun 2, 2010 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-36S/N 686 · Built 1975 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-36 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft was inbound into Oakland-Pontiac Airport (ptk). At 0008 local, the pilot reported rapid depressurization and that he lost a window in the back of the aircraft. The aircraft landed at ptk, runway 9R at 0021 local without further incident. The left front cabin window failed, which caused rapid depressurization. Suspect failure from freight loading damage. Aircraft is cargo only, so the remaining windows were replaced with plugs.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND INTO OAKLAND-PONTIAC AIRPORT (PTK). AT 0008 LOCAL, THE PILOT REPORTED RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION AND THAT HE LOST A WINDOW IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PTK, RUNWAY 9R AT 0021 LOCAL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LEFT FRONT CABIN WINDOW FAILED, WHICH CAUSED RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION. SUSPECT FAILURE FROM FREIGHT LOADING DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT IS CARGO ONLY, SO THE REMAINING WINDOWS WERE REPLACED WITH PLUGS.