# Incident 20071029823859I: Bolkms BK117A4, Hamburg, PA, October 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2007, 22:42 local time
- Place: Hamburg, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 7KFA
- Location: 40.5562° N, 75.9824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5562&lon=-75.9824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118NY-2011-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4 (registry code 5626017, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-a-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell LTS101-600 SR (registry code 33904, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-lts101-600-sr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071029823859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING @1800 MSL IN A NORTH DIRECTION AT WHICH TIME A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. R/H WINDSHIELD BROKEN, R/H AFT CABIN WINDOW BROKEN AND DENT IN #2 ENGINE COWL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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