# Incident 20211012017039I: Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3, San Diego, CA, October 12, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2021, 19:25 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: San Diego International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7336° N, 117.1897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN DIEGO INTL (SAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7336&lon=-117.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N881SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N881SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 (registry code 1145005, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Safran ARRIEL-2D (registry code 59997, https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC AS350B3
- Reported engine: SAFRAN ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211012017039I

## Narrative

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

ON 10-12-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1925

HOURS(LOCAL). N881SD WAS ON A PATROL FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 2.5NM NORTH OF A 5.5NM FINAL INTO KSAN (SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA).  N881SD WAS APPROXIMATELY 1500' MSL (1,000' ABOVE GROUND) AT APPROXIMATELY 85 KTS AND IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED WIND AND NOISE INSIDE THE CABIN. THE PILOT SCANNED THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND ENSURED PROPER AIRCRAFT CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. N881SD THEN DEPARTED THE KSAN AIRSPACE AND FLEW DIRECTLY TO KMYF. UPON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING A SEAGULL WAS FOUND IMPAILED IN THE NOSE SECTION OF THE HELICOPTER.  ALSO THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS BROKEN WITH EVIDENCE OF A SECOND BIRD STRIKE.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

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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