20161205021579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T · Missoula, MT · December 5, 2016

Date
December 5, 2016 · 13:45 local
Place
Missoula, MT
Airport
Missoula International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N909PW
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR17LA031
Reported as
Piper PA-31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total130 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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.

Windshield on pilot's side blew out at flight level 230. Pilot initiated a descent in VMC, landed at Missoula International Airport without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

WINDSHIELD ON PILOT'S SIDE BLEW OUT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 230. PILOT INITIATED A DESCENT IN VMC, LANDED AT MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.