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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 407 · Kansas City, MO · August 25, 2010

Date: August 25, 2010 · 21:50 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: N/A
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N720PH
Reported as: Bell 407
Reported engine: Allison 250-C47
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,785 total270 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot and crew had just departed research medical center, Kansas City, Missouri, to return to their blue springs, Missouri, base of operations. After entering cruise flight at 2,100' MSL (approx. 1,000' AGL), the aircraft struck a wood duck on the pilot's windscreen causing the windscreen to break. The pilot was leaning to his left, adjusting radios, and was not hit by the duck. Pilot made a precautionary landing in a field in lee's summit to assess damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND CREW HAD JUST DEPARTED RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, TO RETURN TO THEIR BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI, BASE OF OPERATIONS. AFTER ENTERING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2,100' MSL (APPROX. 1,000' AGL), THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WOOD DUCK ON THE PILOT'S WINDSCREEN CAUSING THE WINDSCREEN TO BREAK. THE PILOT WAS LEANING TO HIS LEFT, ADJUSTING RADIOS, AND WAS NOT HIT BY THE DUCK. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD IN LEE'S SUMMIT TO ASSESS DAMAGE.