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C172 flight instructor reported the windscreen departed the aircraft during recovery from an intentional spin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1452962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During flight at 4200 ft.; while recovering from a spin; in the nose down attitude with power at idle; the pilot and instructor heard a thump followed by the windscreen flying up and off of the aircraft. After noticing this the instructor took controls and gently slowed the aircraft to limit wind and noise in the cockpit. Instructor made sure aircraft was not further damaged and the pilot was uninjured. Instructor proceeded to fly the windscreenless aircraft to ZZZ; 3 miles away and make a normal landing on runway 36 without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 flight instructor reported the windscreen departed the aircraft during recovery from an intentional spin.
Narrative: During flight at 4200 ft.; while recovering from a spin; in the nose down attitude with power at idle; the pilot and instructor heard a thump followed by the windscreen flying up and off of the aircraft. After noticing this the instructor took controls and gently slowed the aircraft to limit wind and noise in the cockpit. Instructor made sure aircraft was not further damaged and the pilot was uninjured. Instructor proceeded to fly the windscreenless aircraft to ZZZ; 3 miles away and make a normal landing on runway 36 without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.