# Incident 20090319002189I: Urocop EC135T2, Appleton, WI, March 19, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2009, 13:02 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Airport: Outagamie County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 44.2798° N, 88.3883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Appleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2798&lon=-88.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N877CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N877CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+ (registry code 5620031, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-t2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2B1A (registry code 60068, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UROCOP EC135T2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 850 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090319002189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1801Z ATW RECEIVED A CALL FROM GRBA ON N877RCR, 65 MILES ENE OF ATW.  THE HELICOPTER HAD A BIRD STRIKE AND HAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.  N877CR WAS INBOUND TO ATW.  AT 1802Z ATW CLEARED N877CR FOR THE RAMP IN FRONT OF THE TOWER AND ACQUIRED REST OF INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT.  N877CR HIT A SEAGULL, 4 SOB.  AT 1807Z N877CR LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MINOR DAMAGE TO RT WIDESCREEN AND SMALL NICK ON ONE OF THE ROTOR BLADES REPORTED BY MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME.  HELICOPTER WILL BE TRANSPORTED BY GROUND TO JANESVILLE, WI FOR REPAIRS AT HELICOPTER SPECIALTIES.

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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