20091223053259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · West Pal Beach, FL · December 23, 2009

Date
December 23, 2009 · 10:30 local
Place
West Pal Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DXTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N960QS
Reported as
Cessna 750
Reported engine
Allison AE3007C series
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
13,080 total2,400 in this make and model104 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.

During decent in VMC conditions the left windshield shattered in-flight. The 14CFR 135 flight then landed at Palm Beach International Airport without incident. Loss of cabin pressurization did not occur. There were no reported injuries. The windshield was replaced and the aircraft returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DECENT IN VMC CONDITIONS THE LEFT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN-FLIGHT. THE 14CFR 135 FLIGHT THEN LANDED AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION DID NOT OCCUR. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.