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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 · April 10, 2012

Date: April 10, 2012 · 17:30 local
Airport: Louisa County/Freeman Field
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N50ET
Reported as: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N50ETRegistered now · Mitsubishi MU-2B-25S/N 260 · Built 1973 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-25 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331-5&6SERTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Duing cruise phase of flight, @ FL 240, the co pilot side window broke into pieces and was blown out of the aircraft. The window fragments struck the right side propeller and inboard wing leading edge. The aicraft lost pressurization and the pilot made an emergency descent and landing at Louisa county airport.

As the FAA filed it

DUING CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT, @ FL 240, THE CO PILOT SIDE WINDOW BROKE INTO PIECES AND WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WINDOW FRAGMENTS STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE PROPELLER AND INBOARD WING LEADING EDGE. THE AICRAFT LOST PRESSURIZATION AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDING AT LOUISA COUNTY AIRPORT.