# Incident 20100320030729I: Messerschmi BK 117 B-2, Granite City, IL, March 20, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2010, 03:09 local time
- Place: Granite City, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 38.7293° N, 90.1255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granite City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7293&lon=-90.1255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911KD-2015-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 (registry code 5626013, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-750-B-1 (registry code 41564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-750-b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MESSERSCHMI BK 117 B-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING LTS-750-B-1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,890 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100320030729I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20070518013189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070518013189I), May 18, 2007: Bolkms BK117B2 (N911KD), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. (-23) While repositioning (hovering flight) aircraft at departure location on an authorized flight, the pilot allowed the aircraft to descend and strike the…

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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