20010420008669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B200 · Reno, NV · April 20, 2001

Date: April 20, 2001 · 19:57 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N225WL
Reported as: Beech B200
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total600 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Aircraft departed monteray, CA for sun valley, ID. Then while climbing through the icing conditions and clouds the pilot leveled off at 29,000 feet with the aircraft heat still on. About 20 minutes into the level flight, a loud bang was heard and the left hand windshield layer shattered. The pilot immediately turned toward Reno and call air traffic control at 1957 z advising them of the problem. At 2009 z the pilot landed on runway 16R w/o incident and taxied to the jet west terminal. A jet west A&P mechanic later replaced the windshield and the aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MONTERAY, CA FOR SUN VALLEY, ID. THEN WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH THE ICING CONDITIONS AND CLOUDS THE PILOT LEVELED OFF AT 29,000 FEET WITH THE AIRCRAFT HEAT STILL ON. ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE LEVEL FLIGHT, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE LEFT HAND WINDSHIELD LAYER SHATTERED. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARD RENO AND CALL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT 1957 Z ADVISING THEM OF THE PROBLEM. AT 2009 Z THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 16R W/O INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE JET WEST TERMINAL. A JET WEST A&P MECHANIC LATER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.