20230722012259I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Canadair CL-600-2B16 · Springer, NM · July 22, 2023

Date
July 22, 2023 · 16:24 local
Place
Springer, NM
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
APMA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N372MZ
Reported as
Canadair CL-600-2B16
Reported engine
GE CF34-3B
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,196 in this make and model

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.

Enroute to ksat from pajn the pilot’s side windscreen shattered in flight at FL410. Crew were diverting convective buildups at the time, so the pf immediately began looking for visual

Conditions below us (a hole in the clouds) while the non-flying pilot contacted ATC and advised them of our situation and intent.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE TO KSAT FROM PAJN THE PILOT’S SIDE WINDSCREEN SHATTERED IN FLIGHT AT FL410. CREW WERE DIVERTING CONVECTIVE BUILDUPS AT THE TIME, SO THE PF IMMEDIATELY BEGAN LOOKING FOR VISUAL

CONDITIONS BELOW US (A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS) WHILE THE NON-FLYING PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND ADVISED THEM OF OUR SITUATION AND INTENT.