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FAA incident report · Textron B300 · Aiken, SC · November 1, 2023

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Date
November 1, 2023 · 08:40 local
Place
Aiken, SC
Airport
Aiken Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
O2GA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N891UP
Reported as
Textron B300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
15,989 total
N891UPRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2025 · Textron B300S/N FL-1136 · Built 2018Airframe modelTextron B300Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot in command (PIC) stated aircraft was assigned a cruise altitude of FL260 and was on initial climb through FL200 in visual flight rule conditions when there was an audible pop. The second in command (SIC) acting as the pilot flying (pf) stated that their windscreen had shattered. The crew contacted air traffic control (ATC) and requested to stop their climb at FL220. The crew stated they took out the aircraft’s quick reference handbook abnormals checklist and referenced the shattered windscreen checklist. The crew stated they then requested a lower altitude from ATC per the checklist and descended to FL160. The crew stated they completed the checklist by lowering the cabin pressure differential to 4.6. The crew stated the inner pane had shattered with no change in pressure or other evidence of damage, it was safe to continue to final destination. The PIC took the controls and acted as the pf for the remainder of the flight. Maintenance removed and replaced faulty windshield temp controller and damaged windscreen.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED AIRCRAFT WAS ASSIGNED A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FL260 AND WAS ON INITIAL CLIMB THROUGH FL200 IN VISUAL FLIGHT RULE CONDITIONS WHEN THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE POP. THE SECOND IN COMMAND (SIC) ACTING AS THE PILOT FLYING (PF) STATED THAT THEIR WINDSCREEN HAD SHATTERED. THE CREW CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AND REQUESTED TO STOP THEIR CLIMB AT FL220. THE CREW STATED THEY TOOK OUT THE AIRCRAFT’S QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK ABNORMALS CHECKLIST AND REFERENCED THE SHATTERED WINDSCREEN CHECKLIST. THE CREW STATED THEY THEN REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE FROM ATC PER THE CHECKLIST AND DESCENDED TO FL160. THE CREW STATED THEY COMPLETED THE CHECKLIST BY LOWERING THE CABIN PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL TO 4.6. THE CREW STATED THE INNER PANE HAD SHATTERED WITH NO CHANGE IN PRESSURE OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE, IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO FINAL DESTINATION. THE PIC TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ACTED AS THE PF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FAULTY WINDSHIELD TEMP CONTROLLER AND DAMAGED WINDSCREEN.