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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 369E · Haena, HI · September 30, 2006

Date: September 30, 2006 · 14:40 local
Place: Haena, HI
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DCGA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N842LA
Reported as: Hughes 369E
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,574 total1,572 in this make and model250 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) After coming out of a 160 degree turn at ke'e beach at 3300 feet, the pilot's aircraft impacted a bird in the right hand upper windshield area. The bird came through the windshield striking the right hand front seat passenger in the face causing a slight vertical cut to the bridge of his nose. The pilot made a precautionary landing to inspect the aircraft and his passengers. No other injuries or damages were noted. The passengers were returned to lihue by ground transportation. The pilot and company then obtained a ferry permit and the aircraft returned to lihue for maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER COMING OUT OF A 160 DEGREE TURN AT KE'E BEACH AT 3300 FEET, THE PILOT'S AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BIRD IN THE RIGHT HAND UPPER WINDSHIELD AREA. THE BIRD CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD STRIKING THE RIGHT HAND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN THE FACE CAUSING A SLIGHT VERTICAL CUT TO THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS PASSENGERS. NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMAGES WERE NOTED. THE PASSENGERS WERE RETURNED TO LIHUE BY GROUND TRANSPORTATION. THE PILOT AND COMPANY THEN OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LIHUE FOR MAINTENANCE.