# Incident 20230426002539I: Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3, Goodyear, AZ, April 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2023, 20:15 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Goodyear
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N880GT) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230426002539I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE WITH CREW AND 1 PATIENT 15 NM SW GYR AT 2,500' MSL INVOLVED IN BIRD STRIKE INCIDENT.  POSSIBLY 2 BIRDS INVOLVED.  BIRD 1 PENETRATING NOSE OF AIRCRAFT ON LEFT SIDE.  BIRD 2 STRIKING WIND SCREEN ON PILOT'S SIDE.  (RIGHT SIDE) PILOT, 2 CREW AND 1 PATIENT WERE UNINJURED.  PIC ASSESSED CONTROLLABILITY OF AIRCRAFT AND NOTED NO CHANGES IN FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS / PERFORMANCE OTHER THAN THE IMMEDIATE PRESSSURE CHANGE UPON IMPACT.  PIC ELECTED TO DIVERT TO GYR TO LAND AS PROMPLTLY AS POSSIBLE.  PIC CONTACTED GYR ATC TO ADVISE OF THE EVENT AND PROCEEDED TO APPROACH AND LAND AT OWN RISK ON THE HELIPAD.  PIC CONTACTED OPERATOR OF AIRCRAFT TO NOTIFY OF EVENT AND SAFE ON GROUND CALL- COORDINATED PICK OF PATIENT.

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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