# Incident 20050101000199I: Ica IAR823, Monogahela, PA, January 1, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Monogahela, PA
- Airport: Rostraver Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Iar Sa Brasov IAR 823 (registry code 05607X6, https://openairdocs.org/model/iar-sa-brasov-iar-823) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICA IAR823
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050101000199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CIRCLING THE AIRPORT TO SET UP AN APPROACH ON RUNWAY 26 WHEN THE CANOPY OPENED IN FLIGHT. HE THEN PROCEEDED THE FINAL APPROACH TO LAND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N823DK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051105028599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105028599I), Nov 5, 2005: Ica IAR823 (N823DK), Richieville, PA. (-23) Pilot stated, "during cruise flight the engine began to run rough." Pilot elected to make a precautionary off-airport landing. No damage to the aircraft…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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