# Incident 20241023016359I: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3, Winchester, TN, October 23, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2024, 14:20 local time
- Place: Winchester, TN
- Airport: Winchester Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1775° N, 86.0662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINCHESTER MUNI (BGF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1775&lon=-86.0662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N589ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N589ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 (registry code 5620038, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-deutschland-ec135t3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Safran ARRIUS-2B2 (registry code 59991, https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arrius-2b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND EC135T3
- Reported engine: SAFRAN ARRIUS 2B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,011 total, 4,027 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241023016359I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (GTR) TO ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (AGC), A TURKEY VULTURE IMPACTED THE CO-PILOT WINDSCREEN, INJURING THE SHOULDER OF THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN OCCUPYING THAT SEAT.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT WINCHESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BGF) WHEREAS MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED FAA FORM 5700-7, BIRD AND OTHER WILDLIFE STRIKE FORM, AS REQUESTED.

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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