20190418002989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 · Columbus, OH · April 18, 2019

Date: April 18, 2019 · 22:20 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Ohio State University Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N72HP
Reported as: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N72HPRegistered now · Airbus Helicopters AS350B3S/N 7978 · Built 2015 Airframe modelAirbus Helicopters AS350B3 Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-2DTurbo-shaft

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.

N72HP was returning to the osu airport from the bolton airport. N72HP was 0.5NM south of the osu tower on a left downwind for 27R, 1700 MSL and traveling 85 KTS. The pilot noticed a white object in the landing lights under the nose of the aircraft on the right side and was followed by a loud impact to the right side chin bubble window. The pilot looked down at the window and noticed feathers attached near the seal of the window. After shining a light on the area of impact the pilot noticed the chin bubble window was pushed into the cockpit and the bird was stuck between the window and the body of the aircraft. No other damage was noted to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

N72HP WAS RETURNING TO THE OSU AIRPORT FROM THE BOLTON AIRPORT. N72HP WAS 0.5NM SOUTH OF THE OSU TOWER ON A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR 27R, 1700 MSL AND TRAVELING 85 KTS. THE PILOT NOTICED A WHITE OBJECT IN THE LANDING LIGHTS UNDER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD IMPACT TO THE RIGHT SIDE CHIN BUBBLE WINDOW. THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN AT THE WINDOW AND NOTICED FEATHERS ATTACHED NEAR THE SEAL OF THE WINDOW. AFTER SHINING A LIGHT ON THE AREA OF IMPACT THE PILOT NOTICED THE CHIN BUBBLE WINDOW WAS PUSHED INTO THE COCKPIT AND THE BIRD WAS STUCK BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE AIRCRAFT.