# Incident 20230521002769I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Pensacola, FL, May 21, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2023, 21:30 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383AM) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230521002769I

## Narrative

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

WHILE BEGINNING THE DESCENT INTO THE HELIPAD ATTHE PENSACOLA HOSPITAL, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDSCREEN.  ALTHOUGH, THE BIRD DID NOT MAKE INTO THE COCKPIT, PORTIONS OF THE WINDSCREEN DID, RESULTING IN A SMALL HOLE IN THE WINDSCREEN.  AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET AND 4 MILES NORTH OF THE PENSACOLA HOSPITAL LANDING PAD

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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