# Incident 19971021038419I: Kansas City, MO, October 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1997, 22:28 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707JC (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971021038419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: BIRD STRIKE/RIGHT FRONT COCKPIT WINDSHIELD DAMAGED. ON DEPARTURE FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (LNK), THE PILOTS OF N707JC HEARD A "THUD" AT THE RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD AND ASSUMED A BIRD STRIKE HAD OCCURRED WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE. DURING CLIMB OUT AND PASSING THROUGH FL270 THE PILOTS HEARD A LOUD "CRACKING" NOISE AT THE RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD. KANSAS CITY CENTER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD A PENDING WINDSHIELD WINDOW FAILURE AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, N707JC LANDED AT MKC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THEY FOUND THAT THE OUTSIDE PANEL OF THE RIGHT FRONT COCKPIT WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED; HOWEVER, THE INSIDE PANEL WAS INTACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO DALLAS, TEXAS WHERE THE DAMAGED WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. THIS INCIDENT NUMBER CE98IGA0018 IS CLOSED.

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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