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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rosel George F LANCAIR IV-PT · Goodland, KS · February 5, 2016

Date
February 5, 2016 · 13:21 local
Place
Goodland, KS
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N193CG
Reported as
Rosel George F Lancair IV-PT
Reported engine
WALTER M601E-11
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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.

On 2/5/16 the aircraft was enroute from denver, co (apa) to olathe, KS (ixd). Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, the aircraft left pilot window cracked and blew out of the aircraft during cruise at flight level 250. A rapid descent was accomplished by the pilot and emergency landing conducted at Goodland, KS (gld) without incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2/5/16 THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM DENVER, CO (APA) TO OLATHE, KS (IXD). APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT PILOT WINDOW CRACKED AND BLEW OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 250. A RAPID DESCENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE PILOT AND EMERGENCY LANDING CONDUCTED AT GOODLAND, KS (GLD) WITHOUT INCIDENT.