# Incident 20110331005729I: Robinson Helicopter R44, San Antonio, TX, March 31, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2011, 20:59 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: H2ES
- Location: 29.3370° N, 98.4710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STINSON MUNI (SSF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3370&lon=-98.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299HE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N299HE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,922 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110331005729I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER TOOK OFF FROM BULVERDE AIRPARK WITH A 141 STUDENT TO COMMENCE NIGHT PILOT TRAINING.STINSON TOWER CLEARED ACFT. TO ENTER LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 09. AIRCRAFT WAS LEVEL AT 2000 FT AND THEN STARTED DESCENT FOR STINSON AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATLY 1100 FT AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK IN THE WINDSHIELD LOWER LEFT SIDE BY A 1.5 POUND BIRD PENETRATING THE PLEXIGLAS WHICH SHATTERED INTO FRAGMENTS.PILOT IMMEDIATLY ENTERED INTO AUTOROTATION DESENT. PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 37. NO MAJOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND STUDENT.AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED TO STINSON AIRPORT.

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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