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A BE200 left windshield cracked at FL240 so the pilot declared an emergency; moved to the right seat; completed the QRH and diverted to a nearby airport for an eventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1123891 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| 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 | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 9500 Flight Crew Type 4700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
During cruise flight at FL240; captain's windshield cracked. I advised ATC of incident and declared emergency. I asked for nearest large airport and was advised that one was ahead by 20+/- miles. [I] pulled out raytheon emergency checklist for BE200; followed procedures as published. With autopilot on; I moved from left seat to right seat so I could see out of windshield and fly airplane. Descended in and flew ILS approach to runway 28L and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE200 left windshield cracked at FL240 so the pilot declared an emergency; moved to the right seat; completed the QRH and diverted to a nearby airport for an eventful landing.
Narrative: During cruise flight at FL240; Captain's windshield cracked. I advised ATC of incident and declared emergency. I asked for nearest large airport and was advised that one was ahead by 20+/- miles. [I] pulled out Raytheon emergency checklist for BE200; followed procedures as published. With autopilot on; I moved from left seat to right seat so I could see out of windshield and fly airplane. Descended in and flew ILS approach to Runway 28L and landed without incident.
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.