# Incident 20201005016589I: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Jackson, MS, October 5, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2020, 19:44 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Hawkins Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 32.3348° N, 90.2225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAWKINS FLD (HKS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3348&lon=-90.2225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005016589I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF LIFE FLIGHT AE99 REPORTED THEY PICKED UP A PATIENT AT JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL, FAYETTE, MS AND WAS EN ROUTE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOSPITAL IN JACKSON, MS.  APPROXIMATELY 1950L, 10NM SOUTH OF HAWKINS FIELD (KHKS) AT 1500 FT MSL AND 105 KIAS EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND A RUSH OF AIR INTO THE COCKPIT.  BOTH CREW DOORS ALSO POPPED OPEN IN THE BACK OF THE HELICOPTER.  THE PILOT REALIZED THEY HAD JUST HAD A BIRD STRIKE, THE BIRD CAME THROUGH THE PILOT SIDE OF THE CANOPY AND STRUCK THE PILOT IN THE FACE.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO DID A QUICK CONTROL ABILITY CHECK AND ENSURED THAT AUTO PILOT WAS STILL ENGAGED AND WORKING.  THE PILOT SLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO 70KIAS DUE TO THE RUSH OF AIR INTO THE COCKPIT.  DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH JACKSON APPROACH AND CENCOM.  HE ALSO HIT THE PANIC SWITCH ON THE COLLECTIVE.  FLEW DIRECT TO KHKS FOR A FULL STOP LANDING ON THE WEST RAMP.  APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, AMBULANCE ARRIVED AND PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED VIA GROUND TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FFT.  NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENTS.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.