ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269900
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| Date: | Monday 22 November 2021 |
| Time: | 14:34 LT |
| Type: |  Leonardo AW169 |
| Owner/operator: | County Of Travis |
| Registration: | N307TC |
| MSN: | 69081 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 640 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW210A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Austin, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Bastrop, TX |
| Austin, TX (TE94) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the medical helicopter reported that, while transporting a patient, the medical crewmember seated in the front left seat identified the bird and announced its presence to the pilot. The pilot attempted to turn and descend to avoid impact, but the bird struck the helicopter's windshield, windshield support beam, and greenhouse window, which resulted in substantial damage to the windshield support beam. The pilot diverted the helicopter to a nearby helipad and landed without further incident.
Probable Cause: The helicopter's impact with a bird during cruise flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA057
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N307TC
Location
Media:
US Air Ambulance AW169 survives birdstrike encounter with Texan Turkey Vulture with only minor cracking. https://t.co/s62cIBCkdo #airambulance #helicopter #birdstrike #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/kFBTpO0fO5
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) May 28, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2021 18:08 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-May-2022 11:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-May-2022 12:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:09 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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