# Incident 19960927034949I: Piper PA31T1, Omaha, NE, September 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1996, 06:50 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2552Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2552Y-2024-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960927034949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1996, APPROXIMATELY 0650 CDT, PIPER PA-31-T1, N2552Y, EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT HAND COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW AT FL 190, 30 MILES EAST OF EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SQUAWKED TRANSPONDER CODE 7500 AND INITIATED AN ACCELERATED DESCENT FOR EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE. THE AIRCRAFT OWNED AND OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL FIRE SPRINKLER CO., OF OMAHA, NE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED NO MALFUNCTION OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N2552Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820104001939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820104001939I), Jan 4, 1982: Piper PA31T1 (N2552Y), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Pilot struck a parked aircraft while taxiing out for takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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