# Incident 20130802014669I: Enstrom F-28A, Memphis, TN, August 2, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis Int.
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 1HEA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 288 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802014669I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE LEVEL FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD BREAKING OUT THE LEFT-HAND WINDSHIELD. THE BIRD DID NOT ENTER THE AIRCRAFT. THE GLASS/PLEXIGLAS STAYED IN TACT UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT MEM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N24RB (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140129001159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140129001159A), Jan 29, 2014: Enstrom F-28A (N24RB), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. On January 29th 2014 at approximately 3:15 pm, N24RB an Enstrom F28A was conducting an instructional flight. The PIC was the certified flight instructor (CFI)…
- [Incident 19870512025709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870512025709I), May 12, 1987: Enstrm F28A (N24RB), Arlington, TX. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Found leaking fuel line and faulty quantity gauge.
- [Accident 19780406005999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406005999A), Apr 6, 1978: Enstrm F28A (N24RB), Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 24KTS.unintentional liftoff during run-up.

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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