# Incident 20120328003949I: Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E, Lawrenceville, GA, March 28, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2012, 17:24 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9529° N, 83.9922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9529&lon=-83.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5189K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC 369E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,922 total, 885 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120328003949I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT AND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENTARY SHUDDER. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT.  UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION HE FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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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