# Incident 20181228020619I: Cessna 560XL, Wilmington, NC, December 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2018, 17:20 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 3EJA
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N833JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series (registry code 52154, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181228020619I

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT LEFT FREEPORT BAHAMAS AND WAS 35 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT IN ROUTE TO RICHMOND VA AT FL410. THE CO-CAPTAIN NOTICED A SMALL WHITE FLASH THAT OCCURRED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDE WINDOW, LEFT HAND CORNER (AIRPLANES RIGHT SIDE). AT THAT POINT BOTH CREW MEMBERS AGREED THAT DIDN?T LOOK RIGHT. AT 5:20PM A LARGE BANG OCCURRED AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED, BUT STAYED IN TACT. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND THE CREW DETERMINED THAT WILMINGTON NC WAS THE CLOSET AND SAFEST AIRPORT TO LAND AT. THE CREW DID THE ILS  APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 24 AND LANDED SAFETY. NO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED.

## Other reports on N833JS (1)

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

- [Incident 20231223018819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231223018819I), Dec 23, 2023: Cessna 560XL (N833JS), Minor damage. Aircraft departed kads at 2119Z. Upon passing FL200 the flight crew heard a loud bang and it was noticed that the captain's l/h side window had shattered. The…

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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