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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Hyannis, MA · November 21, 2012

Date: November 21, 2012 · 06:51 local
Place: Hyannis, MA
Airport: Barnstable Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HYIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26514
Reported as: Cessna 402C
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 VB
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,840 total145 in the last 90 days

N26514Registered now · Cessna 402CS/N 402C0344 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 402C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

South bound to ack (nantucket) pilot in the left seat and pilot monitoring in the right seat conducting ioe. Aircraft leveled at 2000 feet. Pilot in the right seat saw a flock of 7-10 birds above. The aircraft was coming up underneath the flock. One bird descended into the right windscreen breaking through and into the cabin. The pilot in the left seat immediately declared an emergency and turned back towards Hyannis. The right seat pilot checked the passengers for any injuries. The aircraft landed at Hyannis without further incident. The pilot in the right seat received minor scratches and no other injuries occurred.

As the FAA filed it

SOUTH BOUND TO ACK (NANTUCKET) PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT AND PILOT MONITORING IN THE RIGHT SEAT CONDUCTING IOE. AIRCRAFT LEVELED AT 2000 FEET. PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT SAW A FLOCK OF 7-10 BIRDS ABOVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING UP UNDERNEATH THE FLOCK. ONE BIRD DESCENDED INTO THE RIGHT WINDSCREEN BREAKING THROUGH AND INTO THE CABIN. THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS HYANNIS. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT CHECKED THE PASSENGERS FOR ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HYANNIS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT RECEIVED MINOR SCRATCHES AND NO OTHER INJURIES OCCURRED.

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