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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier BD-100-1A10 · Seattle, WA · June 13, 2013

Date: June 13, 2013 · 13:24 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N422CP
Reported as: Bombardier BD-100-1A10
Reported engine: Honeywell AS907-1-1A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On June 13, 2013, aircraft N442CP, Robinson R44 at approximately 13:25 PST, during a sightseeing flight around the Seattle city proper, was stuck by a bird (seagull) in the lower right corner of the left-hand windshield. The bird came through the windshield and impacted the left-hand front of the instrument panel enclose. The pilot and three passengers on board were not injured. The aircraft continued without further incident to Boeing field international.

The bird was removed by airport operations personnel. The aircraft was moved to it maintenance hanger

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 13, 2013, AIRCRAFT N442CP, ROBINSON R44 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:25 PST, DURING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT AROUND THE SEATTLE CITY PROPER, WAS STUCK BY A BIRD (SEAGULL) IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE LEFT-HAND WINDSHIELD. THE BIRD CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND IMPACTED THE LEFT-HAND FRONT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ENCLOSE. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT TO BOEING FIELD INTERNATIONAL.

THE BIRD WAS REMOVED BY AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO IT MAINTENANCE HANGER