What happened
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The aircraft was transporting a patient from logan, Utah, to salt lake city, Utah, at approximately 11:19 pm local mountain daylight time (MDT). Descending out of 8,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) into the local area near Bountiful Utah, a bird of unknown type impacted the copilots (left) windshield. It broke the windshield and created a hole about two (2) feet in diameter. The pilot continued his descent and landed at their main base at the salt lake city international airport (slc) instead of the hospital. There was a flight nurse and paramedic on board along with the pilot and patient. After landing the patient was transported by ground ambulance to the hospital. There were no injuries to anyone on board. The aircraft was inspected by ihc mechanics (and later observed by FAA inspectors) who found the co pilots (left side) windshield broken with about a two foot diameter piece missing. A two to three foot section of the metal windshield retaining strip was bent out along the missing piece of windshield. There was a small two inch spot of bird remains on the upper outboard corner of the remaining windshield. There was a large one foot area of bird remains on the underside and slightly aft of the leading edge continuing to the trailing edge of one main rotor blade. The main rotor blade with bird remains was inspected and a small scratch (1-2 one thousandths) discovered was evaluated by the aircraft manufacturer and found to be within limits not requiring maintenance. The rest of the aircraft was inspected and no further damage from the incident was discovered. The aircrafts windshield and the damaged portion of the windshield retaining strip will be replaced and the aircraft returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTING A PATIENT FROM LOGAN, UTAH, TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:19 PM LOCAL MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT). DESCENDING OUT OF 8,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) INTO THE LOCAL AREA NEAR BOUNTIFUL UTAH, A BIRD OF UNKNOWN TYPE IMPACTED THE COPILOTS (LEFT) WINDSHIELD. IT BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND CREATED A HOLE ABOUT TWO (2) FEET IN DIAMETER. THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS DESCENT AND LANDED AT THEIR MAIN BASE AT THE SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SLC) INSTEAD OF THE HOSPITAL. THERE WAS A FLIGHT NURSE AND PARAMEDIC ON BOARD ALONG WITH THE PILOT AND PATIENT. AFTER LANDING THE PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED BY GROUND AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON BOARD.THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY IHC MECHANICS (AND LATER OBSERVED BY FAA INSPECTORS) WHO FOUND THE CO PILOTS (LEFT SIDE) WINDSHIELD BROKEN WITH ABOUT A TWO FOOT DIAMETER PIECE MISSING. A TWO TO THREE FOOT SECTION OF THE METAL WINDSHIELD RETAINING STRIP WAS BENT OUT ALONG THE MISSING PIECE OF WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A SMALL TWO INCH SPOT OF BIRD REMAINS ON THE UPPER OUTBOARD CORNER OF THE REMAINING WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A LARGE ONE FOOT AREA OF BIRD REMAINS ON THE UNDERSIDE AND SLIGHTLY AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE CONTINUING TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WITH BIRD REMAINS WAS INSPECTED AND A SMALL SCRATCH (1-2 ONE THOUSANDTHS) DISCOVERED WAS EVALUATED BY THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS NOT REQUIRING MAINTENANCE. THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE FROM THE INCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED.THE AIRCRAFTS WINDSHIELD AND THE DAMAGED PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD RETAINING STRIP WILL BE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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