What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)On October 21 ,1998, at 1205 CDT, N3256V, a Beech A-36, owned and operated by frank robins iii, received minor damage when the right side window plexiglas departed the aircraft. The pilot stated that the window came open while he was in cruise flight at 8000 feet. When he tried to close it he inadvertently operated the emergency exit release handle and the window, hinged at the top, fluttered open and closed several times breaking out the plexiglas. There were no injuries and no fire. The aircraft was on an instrument flight plan from conway, Arkansas to amarillo, Texas and in visual meteorological conditions. The window frame was bent and the fuselage skin was dented above and below the window opening.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)ON OCTOBER 21 ,1998, AT 1205 CDT, N3256V, A BEECH A-36, OWNED AND OPERATED BY FRANK ROBINS III, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW PLEXIGLAS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDOW CAME OPEN WHILE HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8000 FEET. WHEN HE TRIED TO CLOSE IT HE INADVERTENTLY OPERATED THE EMERGENCY EXIT RELEASE HANDLE AND THE WINDOW, HINGED AT THE TOP, FLUTTERED OPEN AND CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES BREAKING OUT THE PLEXIGLAS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN FROM CONWAY, ARKANSAS TO AMARILLO, TEXAS AND IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE WINDOW FRAME WAS BENT AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DENTED ABOVE AND BELOW THE WINDOW OPENING.
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