# Incident 20221228022779I: Textron Aviation Inc B300, Golden, CO, December 28, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2022, 20:09 local time
- Place: Golden, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O2GA
- Location: 39.7425° N, 105.2106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7425&lon=-105.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N893UP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC B300
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,917 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221228022779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON CLIMB OUT OF THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BETWEEN FLIGHT LEVEL (FL)180-260. THE COPILOT (SIC) NOTICED A CRACK IN HIS WINDSHIELD. PILOTS CONFIRMED THE CRACK WAS ON THE OUTSIDE LAYER OF THE WINDSHIELD AND PERFORMED ACTIONS CONTAINED IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) CHECKLISTS. THE PILOTS ASKED TO STOP CLIMB AT FL240 AND DIVERT THE FLIGHT TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN METRO AIRPORT (KBJC) DUE TO THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD. THE PILOTS ADJUSTED THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER ACCORDINGLY AND WERE ISSUED SEVERAL ALTITUDE CHANGES AND VECTORS FOR RUNWAY 30R INTO KBJC. THROUGHOUT THE REMAINING FLIGHT, THE CRACK CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT TOP AND FAR LEFT SIDES OF COPILOT WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD HEATS WERE TESTED AND PLACED IN “NORMAL” POSITION PRIOR TO TAKEOFF DUE TO ANTICIPATED FREEZING TEMPS AND INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. WHEN CHECKING THE WINDSHIELD IN FLIGHT FOR CRACKS PILOTS NOTED THE “WINDSHIELD-HIGH-DEVICE” AREA (INNER VERTICAL STRIP) WAS CONSIDERABLY WARMER THAN RIGHT SIDE OF COPILOT WINDSHIELD AND ENTIRETY OF PILOT’S WINDSHIELD. AT NO TIME WAS PRESSURIZATION LOST. PILOTS OPTED TO WEAR SMOKE GOGGLES UPON DESCENT. THE PILOTS RELEASED THE REMAINING CABIN PRESSURE PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT KBJC.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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