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FAA incident report · Bnorm BN2A20 · Put In Bay, OH · July 9, 2004

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Date
July 9, 2004 · 09:32 local
Place
Put In Bay, OH
Airport
Put In Bay Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DSFA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N443S
Reported as
Bnorm BN2A20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total600 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At 1445 local time cle FSDO notified of incident at put-in-bay that happened in morning of July 9, 2004. A BN-2 islander N443S departed runway 21 for middle bass at 0928 EDT. At 0932 in cruise a bird struck and crashed through the pilot windshield. Glass and the bird struck the pilot in the face. The pilot, harry thomas griffing, cert. No 276869274, sustained minor injuries, lacerations, and was life flighted to fireland medical center in sandusky where he received sutures and was released. No other damage to the aircraft. A company employee of griffing flying service was on board the aircraft as a passenger. privacy data omitted Backed up the pilot for emergency landing at put-in-bay. The 135 flight had 685 pounds of mail on board. Fss was notified and FAA bird strike form 5200-7 and incident notification form 8020-9 filed. Windshield to be replaced on Tuesday. Airplane is still on south bass. Initial FAA notification was to jose by rcc. Highway patrol from sandusky responded. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1445 LOCAL TIME CLE FSDO NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT AT PUT-IN-BAY THAT HAPPENED IN MORNING OF JULY 9, 2004. A BN-2 ISLANDER N443S DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 FOR MIDDLE BASS AT 0928 EDT. AT 0932 IN CRUISE A BIRD STRUCK AND CRASHED THROUGH THE PILOT WINDSHIELD. GLASS AND THE BIRD STRUCK THE PILOT IN THE FACE. THE PILOT, HARRY THOMAS GRIFFING, CERT. NO 276869274, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, LACERATIONS, AND WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO FIRELAND MEDICAL CENTER IN SANDUSKY WHERE HE RECEIVED SUTURES AND WAS RELEASED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A COMPANY EMPLOYEE OF GRIFFING FLYING SERVICE WAS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AS A PASSENGER. ^PRIVACY DATA O^ BACKED UP THE PILOT FOR EMERGENCY LANDING AT PUT-IN-BAY. THE 135 FLIGHT HAD 685 POUNDS OF MAIL ON BOARD. FSS WAS NOTIFIED AND FAA BIRD STRIKE FORM 5200-7 AND INCIDENT NOTIFICATION FORM 8020-9 FILED. WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACED ON TUESDAY. AIRPLANE IS STILL ON SOUTH BASS. INITIAL FAA NOTIFICATION WAS TO JOSE BY RCC. HIGHWAY PATROL FROM SANDUSKY RESPONDED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^