20211006017759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-X (G450) · Aspen, CO · October 6, 2021

Date
October 6, 2021 · 12:15 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N701WC
Reported as
Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-X (G450)
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce TAY-611-8C
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total

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.

While climbing through 10,000 feet after departing Aspen/Pitkin county airport (kase) in N701WC a Gulfstream G450 experianced a cracked LH cockpit windshield. 3 crew members were on board with 2 passengers on a 14 CFR 91 flight bound for katw. There were no injuries. The crew notified denver ARTCC as a precautionary and continued to katw.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FEET AFTER DEPARTING ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY AIRPORT (KASE) IN N701WC A GULFSTREAM G450 EXPERIANCED A CRACKED LH COCKPIT WINDSHIELD. 3 CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD WITH 2 PASSENGERS ON A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT BOUND FOR KATW. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CREW NOTIFIED DENVER ARTCC AS A PRECAUTIONARY AND CONTINUED TO KATW.