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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500 · Chicago/Prospe, IL · July 17, 2008

Date: July 17, 2008 · 17:00 local
Place: Chicago/Prospe, IL
Airport: Chicago Executive
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CJ6A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N875NA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08IA200
Reported as: Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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 July 17, 2008 at 1700 CDT on a part 91 flight from pinedale, Wyoming enroute to wheeling, Illinois at approximately 250 knots, 5,000 feet MSL and passing through cumulus clouds over rockford, Illinois, a loud bang was heard. All controls and instruments indicated normal operation. The flight continued to wheeling, IL. The aircraft landed safely. No injuries. No fire. Upon completion of flight, the left aft wing/body fuselage fairing was noticed missing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2008 AT 1700 CDT ON A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM PINEDALE, WYOMING ENROUTE TO WHEELING, ILLINOIS AT APPROXIMATELY 250 KNOTS, 5,000 FEET MSL AND PASSING THROUGH CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. ALL CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO WHEELING, IL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE. UPON COMPLETION OF FLIGHT, THE LEFT AFT WING/BODY FUSELAGE FAIRING WAS NOTICED MISSING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08IA200Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportRockford, ILThe improper installation of the forward edge of the left-hand wing-to-body panel, causing the fairing to separate from the airplane during an in-flight encounter with light turbulence. Contributing to the event was the use of small-head screws and grommets…Jul 17, 2008 · Minor damage