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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Messerschmi BK 117 B-2 · Granite City, IL · March 20, 2010

Date: March 20, 2010 · 03:09 local
Place: Granite City, IL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N911KD
Reported as: Messerschmi BK 117 B-2
Reported engine: Lycoming LTS-750-B-1
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,890 total1,250 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N911KDRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2015 · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2S/N 7237 · Built 1991 Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 Engine modelLycoming LTS-750-B-1Turbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Approximately 2 miles from destination in level cruise flight at 1500'AGL a loud bang was heard followed by wind entering cockpit. A large bird had struck the pilot side windscreen just below the upper frame near the center. Aircraft made a precautionary landing at the destination hospital and confirmed a broken windscreen with bird parts, feathers and blood that had entered the cockpit.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM DESTINATION IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1500'AGL A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY WIND ENTERING COCKPIT. A LARGE BIRD HAD STRUCK THE PILOT SIDE WINDSCREEN JUST BELOW THE UPPER FRAME NEAR THE CENTER. AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE DESTINATION HOSPITAL AND CONFIRMED A BROKEN WINDSCREEN WITH BIRD PARTS, FEATHERS AND BLOOD THAT HAD ENTERED THE COCKPIT.

Other reports on N911KD · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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