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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T337C · Brownsville, TX · August 3, 2003

Date: August 3, 2003 · 08:09 local
Place: Brownsville, TX
Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2632S
Reported as: Cessna T337C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,370 total601 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N2632SRegistered now · Cessna T337CS/N 337-0932 Airframe modelCessna T337C Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) During takeoff, over the runway, a child passenger released the emergency exit (pilot's side window). The window departed the aircraft. The pilot immediately returned to the airport for landing but was distracted by thewind and noise and forgot to lower the landing gear. The aircraft skidded on the cargo pack. There was no damage to the aircraft other than to the cargo pack. There were no injuries to any of the three occupants. There was no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, OVER THE RUNWAY, A CHILD PASSENGER RELEASED THE EMERGENCY EXIT (PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW). THE WINDOW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING BUT WAS DISTRACTED BY THEWIND AND NOISE AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE CARGO PACK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN TO THE CARGO PACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE THREE OCCUPANTS. THERE WAS NO FIRE.