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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Falmouth, MA · July 9, 2012

Date: July 9, 2012 · 12:55 local
Place: Falmouth, MA
Airport: Coast Guard Air Station Cape C
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4428T
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,360 total150 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

N4428TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7235047 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Enroute to ack, descending through 7,000 feet, the top cowl departed the aircraft and struck the left windscreen causing a large hole in the plexiglass. The CFI at the controls occupying the right seat contacted Cape approach and declared an emergency. The CFI noted the airport off to his right (kfmh) and instructed the student in the right seat to contact the tower. The tower was contacted and notified 'all runways available'. The CFI then turned a short base to final and landed on runway 05 without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE TO ACK, DESCENDING THROUGH 7,000 FEET, THE TOP COWL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE LEFT WINDSCREEN CAUSING A LARGE HOLE IN THE PLEXIGLASS. THE CFI AT THE CONTROLS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT CONTACTED CAPE APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE CFI NOTED THE AIRPORT OFF TO HIS RIGHT (KFMH) AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT IN THE RIGHT SEAT TO CONTACT THE TOWER. THE TOWER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED 'ALL RUNWAYS AVAILABLE'. THE CFI THEN TURNED A SHORT BASE TO FINAL AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 05 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N4428T · 1

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

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