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A PA46 pilot diverted to the nearest suitable airport after the left side window blew out and depressurized the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 885526 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage/Malibu Matrix |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 1900 Flight Crew Type 230 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Level at 15000; pilots left side window blew out; depressurizing aircraft. Used copilot's headset to notify ATC of situation and request vectors to closest suitable airport which was provided. Aircraft landed without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA46 pilot diverted to the nearest suitable airport after the left side window blew out and depressurized the aircraft.
Narrative: Level at 15000; pilots left side window blew out; depressurizing aircraft. Used copilot's headset to notify ATC of situation and request vectors to closest suitable airport which was provided. Aircraft landed without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.