20231018020369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Kenosha, WI · October 18, 2023

Date: October 18, 2023 · 11:20 local
Place: Kenosha, WI
Airport: Kenosha Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N13NN
Reported as: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,300 total

N13NNRegistered now · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4S/N 52380 · Built 2008 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C30PTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Aircraft departed non-movement area at the Kenosha Regional Airport (kenw) Kenosha, WI for a south departure. At apprproximately 3.5 miles south of the airport in climb the aircraft struck a bird. The bird had gone through the windshield and the pilot immediately landed in a field 4 miles south of the airport. There were no injuries sustainded for pilot or the one passenger. The only damage to the helicopter was the fiberglass windshield shattered by the impact of the bird.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NON-MOVEMENT AREA AT THE KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KENW) KENOSHA, WI FOR A SOUTH DEPARTURE. AT APPRPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT IN CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD. THE BIRD HAD GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED IN A FIELD 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINDED FOR PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER WAS THE FIBERGLASS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED BY THE IMPACT OF THE BIRD.