EUFAULA, AL, USA
N4003X
AERO COMMANDER 100
DURING A DESCENT OF 400-500 FPM AT 120-125 MPH THE WINDSHIELD BLEW INTO THE AIRCRAFT. A PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ACFT, FOLDED UP SO AS TO JUT ABOVE THE CABIN ROOF AND ACTED AS A SPOILER. LEVEL FLIGHT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED DUE TO THE INCREASED DRAG AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THATTHERE WAS A PRE-EXISTING CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD 8 TO 10 INCHES IN LENGTH FROM THE RIGHT CORNER TOWARD THE CENTER. THE ENDS OF THE CRACK WERE STOP DRILLED AND BOLTS INSTALLED IN THE DRILLED HOLES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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