40.2009° N, 76.7292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 1997 · 16:23 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NSVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N215CJ
Reported as
Beech 1900D
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total3,500 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days
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: during climb through FL180 the left windshield cracked. The flight crew declared an emergency and asked for the nearest airport. The flight crew diverted to Harrisburg international airport, Middletown, PA and landed on runway 13 without incident. Emergency equipment was not requested by the flight crew. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL180 THE LEFT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED TO HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MIDDLETOWN, PA AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS NOT REQUESTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.