20091111051089I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna M337B · Fort Myers, FL · November 11, 2009

Date: November 11, 2009 · 10:42 local
Place: Fort Myers, FL
Airport: Page Field
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5259W
Reported as: Cessna M337B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total900 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5259WRegistered now · Cessna M337BS/N 337MO196 Airframe modelCessna M337B

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What happened

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Aircraft departed from punta gorda airport and enroute to Page Field Airport in Fort Myers; 8 miles and at approximately 1000 feet the pilot's side window departed aircraft. Pilots side window is also utilized as a rescue exit and four pins hold the window in, the pull handle is accessible from both the inside and outside of aircraft. The retaining pins were not bent, all pins retaining blocks except the pin block located at lower back had no visible damage to the block, the lower back pin block was broken off, indicating that this pin was in the block and when the window departed the aircraft it caused the block to break off. The aircraft had minor damage to the leading edge and strut cover, prop had paint scraping. Pilots window was not recovered.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT AND ENROUTE TO PAGE FIELD AIRPORT IN FORT MYERS; 8 MILES AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW DEPARTED AIRCRAFT.PILOTS SIDE WINDOW IS ALSO UTILIZED AS A RESCUE EXIT AND FOUR PINS HOLD THE WINDOW IN, THE PULL HANDLE IS ACCESSIBLE FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. THE RETAINING PINS WERE NOT BENT, ALL PINS RETAINING BLOCKS EXCEPT THE PIN BLOCK LOCATED AT LOWER BACK HAD NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BLOCK, THE LOWER BACK PIN BLOCK WAS BROKEN OFF, INDICATING THAT THIS PIN WAS IN THE BLOCK AND WHEN THE WINDOW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IT CAUSED THE BLOCK TO BREAK OFF. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE AND STRUT COVER, PROP HAD PAINT SCRAPING.PILOTS WINDOW WAS NOT RECOVERED.