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FAA incident report · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Winchester, VA · March 24, 2018

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Date
March 24, 2018 · 22:30 local
Place
Winchester, VA
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VE7A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N431P
Reported as
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,128 total
N431PRegistered now · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407S/N 53857 · Built 2008Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C47BTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

On 24 March, 2018, at approximatley 2230 EDT, an air ambulance flight operated by phi air medical LLC with one patient onboard diverted to Winchester regional airport (okv) following a bird strike. The pilot received a ¼ inch laceration to his right cheek and was treated and released. No other injuries were reported. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the right windscreen.

A closer inspection of the aircraft revealed a hole in the top of the right windscreen approximatley 18 inches in diameter. All the required maintenance inspections were current as of March 26, 2018.

As the FAA filed it

ON 24 MARCH, 2018, AT APPROXIMATLEY 2230 EDT, AN AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT OPERATED BY PHI AIR MEDICAL LLC WITH ONE PATIENT ONBOARD DIVERTED TO WINCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT (OKV) FOLLOWING A BIRD STRIKE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A ¼ INCH LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT CHEEK AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT WINDSCREEN.

A CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WINDSCREEN APPROXIMATLEY 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER. ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AS OF MARCH 26, 2018.