20221118018129I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560XL · Houston, TX · November 18, 2022

Date: November 18, 2022 · 17:30 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Houston Hobby Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N713TX
Reported as: Cessna 560XL
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,100 total

N713TXRegistered now · Cessna 560XLS/N 560-5063 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna 560XL Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW545 seriesTurbo-fan

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.

This office received an incident report from the hou ATC tower indicating that on November 18, 2022, privacy data omitted declared an emergency when the side window shattered as the aircraft climbed through 3,500 feet. The reporting inspector contacted the PIC for details of the incident and any corrective action taken. The PIC indicated that the co-pilots side window shattered while climbing through FL330 enroute to keyw (not 3,500 feet). PIC indicated that the window remained intact and pressurization remained constant. The aircraft was diverted to khou and landed without incident. The broken side window was replaced and operational checks were completed before aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

THIS OFFICE RECEIVED AN INCIDENT REPORT FROM THE HOU ATC TOWER INDICATING THAT ON NOVEMBER 18, 2022, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHEN THE SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 3,500 FEET. THE REPORTING INSPECTOR CONTACTED THE PIC FOR DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT AND ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. THE PIC INDICATED THAT THE CO-PILOTS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL330 ENROUTE TO KEYW (NOT 3,500 FEET). PIC INDICATED THAT THE WINDOW REMAINED INTACT AND PRESSURIZATION REMAINED CONSTANT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO KHOU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BROKEN SIDE WINDOW WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED BEFORE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.