36.0726° N, 79.7920° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 8, 2009 · 14:00 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QMLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N136DU
Reported as
Eurocopter EC 135 T2+
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIUS-2B2
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During cruise flight at 2500 feet AGL, aircraft struck large bird approximately 18 inches below the top of the vertical fin. Aircraft sustained minor damage, but after feeling vibrations, the pilot landed at the nearest available field. Aircraft was trucked from the sight due to the damage.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2500 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT STRUCK LARGE BIRD APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES BELOW THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL FIN. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, BUT AFTER FEELING VIBRATIONS, THE PILOT LANDED AT THE NEAREST AVAILABLE FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED FROM THE SIGHT DUE TO THE DAMAGE.