20161028024179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beechcraft 1900C · Atlanta, GA · October 28, 2016

Date
October 28, 2016 · 09:28 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JDWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N124GP
Reported as
Beechcraft 1900C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

October 28, 2016 at approximately 0928 EST, Beechcraft 1900C s/n: UB-23 operated by suburban air freight, inc. (JDWA157F) departed atl ? Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta international airport enroute to pns ? Pensacola international airport. Approximately 65 miles ssw of Atlanta at 15,000 feet altitude the copilot side window (part number: 50-420066-492) departed the aircraft. The pilot declared an emergency landing and returned to atl ? Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta international airport. The pilot was the only person onboard and landed the aircraft without further incident. There were no injuries to aircraft crew or ground personnel. At the time of the incident the aircraft total time was 35,835.1 hours and aircraft total cycles were 45,471. No reports of known object striking the window before or during this flight and suspect fatigue failure of window integrity.

As the FAA filed it

OCTOBER 28, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0928 EST, BEECHCRAFT 1900C S/N: UB-23 OPERATED BY SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT, INC. (JDWA157F) DEPARTED ATL ? HARTSFIELD, JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO PNS ? PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES SSW OF ATLANTA AT 15,000 FEET ALTITUDE THE COPILOT SIDE WINDOW (PART NUMBER: 50-420066-492) DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND RETURNED TO ATL ? HARTSFIELD, JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO AIRCRAFT CREW OR GROUND PERSONNEL. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME WAS 35,835.1 HOURS AND AIRCRAFT TOTAL CYCLES WERE 45,471. NO REPORTS OF KNOWN OBJECT STRIKING THE WINDOW BEFORE OR DURING THIS FLIGHT AND SUSPECT FATIGUE FAILURE OF WINDOW INTEGRITY.