What happened
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(-23) On March 12, 2002, at 1945 Alaska daylight savings time, a wheel equipped Cessna, CE-172 airplane, N73183, sustained minor damage during descent to elmendorf airdrome, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under title 14 CFR part 91 when the incident occurred. The certificated commercial pilot was the sole occupant and reported minor injuries, a neck strain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident, and a flight plan was filed. The flight intentions were to proceed from elmendorf, Alaska and proceed to the designated practice area of goose bay. Upon returning from goose bay to elmendorf, Alaska the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing the 60 lb. Survival kit, located in the rear baggage compartment, to pull out of its restraints. Consequently, puncturing the rear window. Which resulted in a catastrophic failure of the rear windshield. The resulting noise from the reararea caused the pilot to declare an emergency to ATC. The pilot proceeded to land the aircraft uneventfully at the Wasilla Airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 12, 2002, AT 1945 ALASKA DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA, CE-172 AIRPLANE, N73183, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING DESCENT TO ELMENDORF AIRDROME, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REPORTED MINOR INJURIES, A NECK STRAIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT INTENTIONS WERE TO PROCEED FROM ELMENDORF, ALASKA AND PROCEED TO THE DESIGNATED PRACTICE AREA OF GOOSE BAY. UPON RETURNING FROM GOOSE BAY TO ELMENDORF, ALASKA THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE CAUSING THE 60 LB. SURVIVAL KIT, LOCATED IN THE REAR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, TO PULL OUT OF ITS RESTRAINTS. CONSEQUENTLY, PUNCTURING THE REAR WINDOW. WHICH RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD. THE RESULTING NOISE FROM THE REARAREA CAUSED THE PILOT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY TO ATC. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFULLY AT THE WASILLA AIRPORT.
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