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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T · Watkins, CO · July 1, 2020

Date: July 1, 2020 · 08:46 local
Place: Watkins, CO
Airport: Colorado Air And Space Port
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N400CM
Reported as: Piper PA-31T
Reported engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,220 total3,228 in this make and model255 in the last 90 days

N400CMRegistered now · Piper PA-31TS/N 31T-7620040 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28Turbo-prop

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What happened

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On 7/1/2020 at approximately 0846 local time, the pilot?s cockpit side window blew out and the aircraft experienced a rapid decompression. Aircraft made an emergency descent to 10000? And returned to Colorado Air And Space Port Airport (kcfo).

The aircraft was at cruise at 24000? In VFR with the auto-pilot engaged performing an aerial survey. Two people were on board. No injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7/1/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 0846 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT?S COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW BLEW OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A RAPID DECOMPRESSION. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10000? AND RETURNED TO COLORADO AIR AND SPACE PORT AIRPORT (KCFO).

THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE AT 24000? IN VFR WITH THE AUTO-PILOT ENGAGED PERFORMING AN AERIAL SURVEY. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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