# Incident 20100510037729I: Agusta Spa A109E, New Orleans, LA, May 10, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2010, 16:02 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: U0GA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109E (registry code 0260101, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C (registry code 52160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA SPA A109E
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 681 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100510037729I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING TO LAND AT MOISANT AIRPORT IN NEW ORLEANS WHEN A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE UPPER CABIN AREA. THE BIRD IMPACTED SHEETMETAL BETWEEN SUNROOF AND WINDSCREEN, THENCE IMPACTING VERTICAL STAB. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. MINOR INJURY TO PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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