20201216019259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-200 SERIES · Palmdale, CA · December 16, 2020

Date
December 16, 2020 · 21:30 local
Place
Palmdale, CA
Airport
Plant 42
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N757A
Reported as
Boeing 757-200 Series
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2037
People aboard
27
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

On 12/16/2020 N757A a 757 aircraft operated by Boeing flight test departed from (ewd) afb CA. To (stl)MO. During climb out the pilot reported a cracked wind screen and announced an emergency. N757A was cleared to (pmd) plant 42 Palmdale CA. And landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/16/2020 N757A A 757 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY BOEING FLIGHT TEST DEPARTED FROM (EWD) AFB CA. TO (STL)MO. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT REPORTED A CRACKED WIND SCREEN AND ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY. N757A WAS CLEARED TO (PMD) PLANT 42 PALMDALE CA. AND LANDED SAFELY.