# Incident 20230416002529I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Ardmore, TN, April 16, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2023, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ardmore, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2VKA
- Location: 35.0064° N, 86.8545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0064&lon=-86.8545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230416002529I

## Narrative

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

APRIL 16, 2023 - RECEIVED REPORT FROM DICTOR OF OPERATIONS THAT THE ARDMORE TENNESSEE BASE HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON APROCH TO BASE. PILOT COMPLETED THE LANDING TO BASE SAFELY. PILOT RECIVED SMALL CUT AND BRUISE ON THE CHIN. BIRD STRIKE REPORT WAS FILED, CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS: 2023-04-28-130747. MAINTENANCE CREW FROM HOME BASE REMOVED AND REPLACED PILOTS WINDSCREEN AND AIRCRAFT RETUNED TO SERVICE.

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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