<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1064406, January 2013

King air 200 captain experiences a cracked windshield at FL250. An emergency descent is initiated followed by a diversion to a suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	1064406
Time
Date	201301
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Captain Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 400 Flight Crew Total 3500 Flight Crew Type 2000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

The inner pane of the captain's window cracked. Consulted checklist; made an emergency descent followed by an emergency declaration and landing. Made the decision to land to inspect the extent of the damage and consult poh limitations. Safe and rather uneventful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: King air 200 Captain experiences a cracked windshield at FL250. An emergency descent is initiated followed by a diversion to a suitable airport.

Narrative: The inner pane of the Captain's window cracked. Consulted checklist; made an emergency descent followed by an emergency declaration and landing. Made the decision to land to inspect the extent of the damage and consult POH limitations. Safe and rather uneventful.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.