20240813009819I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Bullhead City, AZ · August 13, 2024

Date
August 13, 2024 · 15:54 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Laughlin/Bullhead International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QMLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N193AM
Reported as
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,262 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(Medivac) was inbound from the southeast for a full stop on the ramp. After landing, pilot stated they had a bird strike during approach at 2 miles and proceeded inbound to land on the ramp at their own risk. After landing the pilot reported damage to the tower (ground-power door and "chin bubble"/windshield).

As the FAA filed it

(MEDIVAC) WAS INBOUND FROM THE SOUTHEAST FOR A FULL STOP ON THE RAMP. AFTER LANDING, PILOT STATED THEY HAD A BIRD STRIKE DURING APPROACH AT 2 MILES AND PROCEEDED INBOUND TO LAND ON THE RAMP AT THEIR OWN RISK. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE TOWER (GROUND-POWER DOOR AND "CHIN BUBBLE"/WINDSHIELD).