# Incident 20091108052569I: Eurocopter EC 135 T2+, Greensboro, NC, November 8, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136DU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC 135 T2+
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 400 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/20091108052569I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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