# Incident 20170518007629I: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Little Rock, AR, May 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2017, 21:24 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Bill And Hillary National Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7294° N, 92.2248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON NTL/ADAMS FLD (LIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7294&lon=-92.2248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N196MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N196MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (registry code 5780460, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B-60
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170518007629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 18TH APPROXIMATELY 1730 CDST WHILE CRUISING AT FL230, 75 NM SOUTH OF LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS, N196MA EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE NUMBER ONE RIGHT CABIN WINDOW.  THE AIRMAN IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ATC APPROVED A DECENT TO TEN THOUSAND FEET.  THE FAILED WINDOW WAS ADJACENT TO THE PROPELLER; THE AIRMAN CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELECTED TO UTILIZE A LOW SPEED DESCENT PROFILE (PER SFAR) THE AIRMAN STATED THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF CONTROL DIFFICULTY AND VIBRATION WAS MINIMAL.  AIRMAN DIVERTED AND LANDED AT LITTLE ROCK (LIT) WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.

## Other reports on N196MA (1)

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

- [Incident 19941115040569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941115040569I), Nov 15, 1994: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N196MA), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Struck large birds on final IFR. Made go around to check gear. Broke windshield. Other damage. Four birds involved.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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