# Incident 19990712032279I: Piper PA28R200, Burbank, CA, July 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1999, 10:10 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8596N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8596N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712032279I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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