# Incident 20100425032779I: Piper PA 46-350P, Owensboro, KY, April 25, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2010, 16:40 local time
- Place: Owensboro, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7386° N, 87.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7386&lon=-87.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 230 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10IA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100425032779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTS THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, 15000 FT., 188 KTS TAS, 27 DEGREE F. OAT, THE COCKPIT LEFT SIDE WINDOW BROKE AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPRESSURIZED.  ALL OTHER SYSTEMS NORMAL.  A LANDING WAS MADE AT OWENSBORO, KY (OWB) WITHOUT INCIDENT.  NO INJURIES, NORMAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10IA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA254), Apr 25, 2010: Piper PA 46-350P (N46PT), Owensboro, KY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A failure of the pilot's side window due to undetected cracking around the lower aft portion of the storm window cutout.

## Other reports on N46PT (2)

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

- [Incident 20061203029389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061203029389I), Dec 3, 2006: Piper PA46350P (N46PT), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. (-23) On December 3, 2006, at approx. 1230 EST, Piper aircraft PA-46-350P, registration number N46PT while enroute from ft myers, page airport (kfmy) to…
- [Incident 20000512027809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000512027809I), May 12, 2000: Piper PA46350P (N46PT), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23)A/c N46PT was landing on runway 15 at Indianapolis metro airport. The pilot says he saw three green landing gear lights and then continued to complete the…

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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