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FAA incident report · Gulstm 680 · Pittsburgh, PA · October 9, 2008

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Date
October 9, 2008 · 14:35 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N680VR
Reported as
Gulstm 680
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On October 9, 2008, at approximately 1435 eastern time, a Cessna 680, N680VR, conducted under 14 CFR part 91, flying from greenwood, Mississippi greenwood-leflore airport (kgwo) to syracuse, new york syracuse hancock international airport (ksyr), while descending from flight level 370 the copilot's windshield shattered. Afterwards, the crew downed their oxygen mask and deployed the passenger's oxygen. The crew declared an emergency, and the aircraft was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport (kpit) and landed on runway 32 without further incident. The aircraft rescue fire fighting (ARFF) units had responded yet were not utilized. There were no injuries to the crew or passengers. An inspection of the aircraft revealed the copilot's outer windshield was shattered. At the top center of the windshield was a crater in the glass with evidence of heat damage to the glass, beading of the heating element, and heat damage to rubber seal. There was also a residue collected at the top right of the windshield which was extruded through the cracks in the upper right section of the windshield. The flight crew's actions or lack of actions did not contribute to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1435 EASTERN TIME, A CESSNA 680, N680VR, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, FLYING FROM GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI GREENWOOD-LEFLORE AIRPORT (KGWO) TO SYRACUSE, NEW YORK SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSYR), WHILE DESCENDING FROM FLIGHT LEVEL 370 THE COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. AFTERWARDS, THE CREW DOWNED THEIR OXYGEN MASK AND DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER'S OXYGEN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPIT) AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) UNITS HAD RESPONDED YET WERE NOT UTILIZED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE COPILOT'S OUTER WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS A CRATER IN THE GLASS WITH EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE TO THE GLASS, BEADING OF THE HEATING ELEMENT, AND HEAT DAMAGE TO RUBBER SEAL. THERE WAS ALSO A RESIDUE COLLECTED AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH WAS EXTRUDED THROUGH THE CRACKS IN THE UPPER RIGHT SECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE FLIGHT CREW'S ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT.