What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
02/04/2026 During a flight from Memphis to baton rouge at cruise altitude of flight level 360, a crack was noticed in the copilot's side window. The crack progressively worsened, extending towards the nose of the aircraft. The crew decided to return to Memphis. Upon completing the turn, they coordinated with ATC, declared an emergency, and requested a lower altitude to alleviate internal pressure and reduced external speed, thus decreasing pressure on the windshield. The crew then followed the appropriate checklist, which confirmed the actions they had already taken. The aircraft continued to Memphis, where it landed safely and proceeded to the FBO.
As the FAA filed it
02/04/2026 DURING A FLIGHT FROM MEMPHIS TO BATON ROUGE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FLIGHT LEVEL 360, A CRACK WAS NOTICED IN THE COPILOT'S SIDE WINDOW. THE CRACK PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED, EXTENDING TOWARDS THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO MEMPHIS. UPON COMPLETING THE TURN, THEY COORDINATED WITH ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE TO ALLEVIATE INTERNAL PRESSURE AND REDUCED EXTERNAL SPEED, THUS DECREASING PRESSURE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CREW THEN FOLLOWED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST, WHICH CONFIRMED THE ACTIONS THEY HAD ALREADY TAKEN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MEMPHIS, WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY AND PROCEEDED TO THE FBO.