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FAA incident report · Cessna 182T · Fitchburg, MA · February 28, 2019

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Date
February 28, 2019 · 13:40 local
Place
Fitchburg, MA
Airport
Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N273CP
Reported as
Cessna 182T
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,521 total
N273CPRegistered now · Cessna 182TS/N 18282354 · Built 2012Airframe modelCessna 182TEngine modelLycoming IO-540-AB1A5Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Feb 28, 2019 - received telecom from FAA c-roc approximately 18:40 hours local eastern standard time (EST) regarding an aircraft occurrence at Fitchburg Municipal Airport (fit), MA. The incident pilot and co-pilot had departed waterbury oxford airport (oxc) on feb 28, 2018 enroute VFR to Fitchburg Municipal Airport (fit), MA. The civil air patrol (cap) flight originated as U.S. Aircraft registration N273CP, Cessna model 182T, serial number 18282354, which was scheduled to pick up another cap aircraft that was located at Fitchburg Municipal Airport after maintenance completion. During descent into fit on feb 28, 2019 at 1340 hours local eastern standard time, at approximately 3,200 feet AGL and approximately 12 miles from landing at fit, the pilots side window departed the aircraft. The aircraft continued into fit for emergency landing without further incident. The flight crew reported that there were no injuries. The aircraft was towed into fit's twin city airmotive inc., maintenance facility hangar for evaluation and subsequent repair. The civil air patrol maintenance officer stated no maintenance evaluation was performed on the incident aircraft's pilot side window prior to the incident and therefore no maintenance record entry was completed.

As the FAA filed it

FEB 28, 2019 - RECEIVED TELECOM FROM FAA C-ROC APPROXIMATELY 18:40 HOURS LOCAL EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) REGARDING AN AIRCRAFT OCCURRENCE AT FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FIT), MA. THE INCIDENT PILOT AND CO-PILOT HAD DEPARTED WATERBURY OXFORD AIRPORT (OXC) ON FEB 28, 2018 ENROUTE VFR TO FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FIT), MA. THE CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) FLIGHT ORIGINATED AS U.S. AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N273CP, CESSNA MODEL 182T, SERIAL NUMBER 18282354, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO PICK UP ANOTHER CAP AIRCRAFT THAT WAS LOCATED AT FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE COMPLETION. DURING DESCENT INTO FIT ON FEB 28, 2019 AT 1340 HOURS LOCAL EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AT APPROXIMATELY 3,200 FEET AGL AND APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES FROM LANDING AT FIT, THE PILOTS SIDE WINDOW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO FIT FOR EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED INTO FIT'S TWIN CITY AIRMOTIVE INC., MAINTENANCE FACILITY HANGAR FOR EVALUATION AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR. THE CIVIL AIR PATROL MAINTENANCE OFFICER STATED NO MAINTENANCE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT'S PILOT SIDE WINDOW PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND THEREFORE NO MAINTENANCE RECORD ENTRY WAS COMPLETED.