# Incident 20190418002989I: Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3, Columbus, OH, April 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2019, 22:20 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0795° N, 83.0732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0795&lon=-83.0732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 (registry code 1145005, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC AS350B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190418002989I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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