20020111000149I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Bradford, PA · January 11, 2002

Date: January 11, 2002 · 10:20 local
Place: Bradford, PA
Airport: Bradford Regional
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AMWA
Aircraft: N26YV
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0

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.

(-23) On January 11, 2002, air midwest flight #5545 a BE-1900-D was at FL230 when the windscreen cracked. The crew immediately declared an emergency and descended to lower altitude. The aircraft diverted to bfd and landed without further incident. A maintenance crew was dispatched and the windscreen replaced. The aircraft was then returned to service. Log page #81660 dated January 11, 2002. This incident was investigated by desk audit and closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 11, 2002, AIR MIDWEST FLIGHT #5545 A BE-1900-D WAS AT FL230 WHEN THE WINDSCREEN CRACKED. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO LOWER ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BFD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A MAINTENANCE CREW WAS DISPATCHED AND THE WINDSCREEN REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. LOG PAGE #81660 DATED JANUARY 11, 2002. THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.