19990712032279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Burbank, CA · July 12, 1999

Date: July 12, 1999 · 10:10 local
Place: Burbank, CA
Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8596N
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total

N8596NRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7135129 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot performed pre-flight inspection of aircraft at Burbank airport, Burbank, CA. Departed Burbank airport at approx 9:55 am PST, took-off runway no. 8, and flew north following hwy I-5. At 6500 ft. over gorman, CA, pilot leveled out aircraft to cruise (115 knts) and cowling tore off of aircraft. Cowling caused damage to pilot and co-pilot windshields, & removed fwd fuselage antennas, no damage to tail. Pilot called approach control, requested return to Burbank, landed without further incident or damage. Aircraft met by crash trucks, escorted to mercury aviation, inc., airport ops manager completed report. Inspected damage, contacted van nuys FSDO & alpha aviation, inc., in bellingham, Washington.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AT BURBANK AIRPORT, BURBANK, CA. DEPARTED BURBANK AIRPORT AT APPROX 9:55 AM PST, TOOK-OFF RUNWAY NO. 8, AND FLEW NORTH FOLLOWING HWY I-5. AT 6500 FT. OVER GORMAN, CA, PILOT LEVELED OUT AIRCRAFT TO CRUISE (115 KNTS) AND COWLING TORE OFF OF AIRCRAFT. COWLING CAUSED DAMAGE TO PILOT AND CO-PILOT WINDSHIELDS, & REMOVED FWD FUSELAGE ANTENNAS, NO DAMAGE TO TAIL. PILOT CALLED APPROACH CONTROL, REQUESTED RETURN TO BURBANK, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT MET BY CRASH TRUCKS, ESCORTED TO MERCURY AVIATION, INC., AIRPORT OPS MANAGER COMPLETED REPORT. INSPECTED DAMAGE, CONTACTED VAN NUYS FSDO & ALPHA AVIATION, INC., IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON.