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 climbout from rockhill SC airport (uza) pilot set climb power and entered left turn. Pilot heard several loud noises from nose of aircraft and saw the upper nose cowling lift up as it caught in the air stream. The cowling separated from the aircraft, struck the windscreen and fell away from the aircraft. Pilot returned to rockhill airport and landed without further incident. No other damage to aircraft. Inspection of the cowling revealed all latches attached to cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON CLIMBOUT FROM ROCKHILL SC AIRPORT (UZA) PILOT SET CLIMB POWER AND ENTERED LEFT TURN. PILOT HEARD SEVERAL LOUD NOISES FROM NOSE OF AIRCRAFT AND SAW THE UPPER NOSE COWLING LIFT UP AS IT CAUGHT IN THE AIR STREAM. THE COWLING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, STRUCK THE WINDSCREEN AND FELL AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT RETURNED TO ROCKHILL AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE COWLING REVEALED ALL LATCHES ATTACHED TO COWLING.
Other reports on N333TG · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.