What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot garrison was operating the aircraft in part 91 operation, having departed sac for direct flight to palm springs, CA. At FL 170, pilot reported the right hand windshield segment ruptured suddenly. The resulting depressurization partially fractured the pilots windshield segment as well. Pilot garrison contacted sac departure, declared an emergency and requested vectors to sck. An uneventful landing was made at sck at 2000 hrs PDT. Pilotreports incident occurred approximately 26 minutes into the flight. Cabin altimeter was set at 5,000 ft while passing through 10,000 ft altitude. Control of the aircraft was regained at FL 140, and a normal approach and landing executed. No injuries to pilot. Photographic evidence appears to validate pilot report of the incident. Additional damage was noted to the glareshiled at the base of the co-pilot side of the windshield.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT GARRISON WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT IN PART 91 OPERATION, HAVING DEPARTED SAC FOR DIRECT FLIGHT TO PALM SPRINGS, CA. AT FL 170, PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT HAND WINDSHIELD SEGMENT RUPTURED SUDDENLY. THE RESULTING DEPRESSURIZATION PARTIALLY FRACTURED THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD SEGMENT AS WELL. PILOT GARRISON CONTACTED SAC DEPARTURE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO SCK. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT SCK AT 2000 HRS PDT. PILOTREPORTS INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 26 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. CABIN ALTIMETER WAS SET AT 5,000 FT WHILE PASSING THROUGH 10,000 FT ALTITUDE. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGAINED AT FL 140, AND A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING EXECUTED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE APPEARS TO VALIDATE PILOT REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE GLARESHILED AT THE BASE OF THE CO-PILOT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD.