# Incident 20130613009309I: Bombardier Inc BD-100-1A10, Seattle, WA, June 13, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2013, 13:24 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL AS907-1-1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130613009309I

## Narrative

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

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

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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