19981230043479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120 · Ontario, CA · December 30, 1998

Date: December 30, 1998 · 16:50 local
Place: Ontario, CA
Airport: Ontario International Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N563SW
Reported as: EMB EMB120
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N563SWRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2016 · Embraer EMB-120S/N 120338 · Built 1998 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-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.

(-5) The abovementioned aircraft diverted to Ontario International Airport, due to co-pilots windshield shattering at approximately 23,000 feet AGL. The aircraft landed without further incident. Skywest maintenance personel removed and replaced windshield p/n 97217H2814 and submitted mechanical interruption summary report. Windshield was shipped to manufacture for warranty and for further inspection to determine cause of failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE ABOVEMENTIONED AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DUE TO CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD SHATTERING AT APPROXIMATELY 23,000 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SKYWEST MAINTENANCE PERSONEL REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDSHIELD P/N 97217H2814 AND SUBMITTED MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION SUMMARY REPORT. WINDSHIELD WAS SHIPPED TO MANUFACTURE FOR WARRANTY AND FOR FURTHER INSPECTION TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE.