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A BE200 super king air PIC takes her aircraft down to 12000 ft in spite of ATC's objections when the PIC's window fails at FL290 75 mi from lit, ar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 504860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 7690 flight time type : 369 |
| ASRS Report | 504860 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Aircraft Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The PIC's front window shattered at FL290. We told center what had happened and that we needed to go down to 12000 ft. Center said it would be a few mins. I said, 'no, we are going down to 12000 ft now.' center asked if we could stop at FL240. I said, 'no, we needed to go down to 12000 ft now.' we had no further problems and landed at lit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE200 SUPER KING AIR PIC TAKES HER ACFT DOWN TO 12000 FT IN SPITE OF ATC'S OBJECTIONS WHEN THE PIC'S WINDOW FAILS AT FL290 75 MI FROM LIT, AR.
Narrative: THE PIC'S FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED AT FL290. WE TOLD CTR WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT WE NEEDED TO GO DOWN TO 12000 FT. CTR SAID IT WOULD BE A FEW MINS. I SAID, 'NO, WE ARE GOING DOWN TO 12000 FT NOW.' CTR ASKED IF WE COULD STOP AT FL240. I SAID, 'NO, WE NEEDED TO GO DOWN TO 12000 FT NOW.' WE HAD NO FURTHER PROBS AND LANDED AT LIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.