20030131006369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601P · Indianapolis, IN · January 31, 2003

Date: January 31, 2003 · 05:14 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8065J
Reported as: Piper PA60601P
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total7,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N8065JRegistered now · Piper AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P-0548-234 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot states while operating at FL230 front passenger window blew out causing depressurization, he declared an emergency and landed at Indianapolis, international airport (kind) without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATES WHILE OPERATING AT FL230 FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW BLEW OUT CAUSING DEPRESSURIZATION, HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT INDIANAPOLIS, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIND) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.