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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Bell OH-58C · Naples, FL · October 22, 2019

Date: October 22, 2019 · 10:40 local
Place: Naples, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: C1UM
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N158LE
Reported as: Bell OH-58C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total804 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N158LERegistered now · Bell OH-58CS/N 73-21921 Airframe modelBell OH-58C

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What happened

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Corporal ^dennis de rienzo^ flying for collier county sheriff's office. 10/22/2019 departed sheriff's hangar at approximately 1040 am. 800 feet and 8 miles NE of airport a turkey buzzard crashed into the right hand side windscreen. The bird came through the windscreen hitting corporal app in the right hand seat blowing out the windscreen. There was a large hole in the right hand side windscreen. No other damage. Conducted a flight control check and returned to the airport. Notified the tower that no further assistance was required. Landed safely at the sheriff's office hangar. The aircraft is out of service until a new windscreen can be installed. New windscreen was installed on 11/04/2019. Aircraft has been returned to service. This issue is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

CORPORAL ^DENNIS DE RIENZO^ FLYING FOR COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. 10/22/2019 DEPARTED SHERIFF'S HANGAR AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 AM. 800 FEET AND 8 MILES NE OF AIRPORT A TURKEY BUZZARD CRASHED INTO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDSCREEN. THE BIRD CAME THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN HITTING CORPORAL APP IN THE RIGHT HAND SEAT BLOWING OUT THE WINDSCREEN. THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDSCREEN. NO OTHER DAMAGE. CONDUCTED A FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED. LANDED SAFELY AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL A NEW WINDSCREEN CAN BE INSTALLED. NEW WINDSCREEN WAS INSTALLED ON 11/04/2019. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS ISSUE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.