# Incident 20171112018699I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2, Baltimore, MD, November 12, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2017, 17:54 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore Washington Internati
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VE7A
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2 (registry code 5620027, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series (registry code 52135, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,022 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171112018699I

## Narrative

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

AIRCARE1, MEDEVAC HELICOPTER, EXPERIENCED A DUCK STRIKE 5 MILES NORTH OF THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBWI).  THE DUCK WENT THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN AND STRUCK THE PILOT IN THE FACE. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY DUE TO HIS CLEAR HELMET VISOR BEING DOWN. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT AND LANDED SAFELY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HOSPITAL HELIPAD (MD71).

WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF EVENT:

TEMP. 39.9 °F   WINDCHILL 37.8 °F

DEW POINT 26.1 °F   HUMIDITY 58%  PRESSURE 30.48IN   VISIBILITY  10.0 MI   WIND DIR. ESE   WIND SPEED 3.5 MPH   PRECIP N/A   CONDITIONS CLEAR

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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