ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370179
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| Date: | Thursday 5 March 2009 |
| Time: | 21:10 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109E |
| Owner/operator: | Air Methods Corp |
| Registration: | N911UF |
| MSN: | 11604 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2670 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney 206C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Gainesville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Trenton, FL |
| Gainesville, FL (FL12) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a nighttime helicopter patient transfer, while the helicopter was descending through 800 feet at 145 knots, a duck impacted the windshield. The windshield shattered, and a number of switches and circuit breakers on the pilot's overhead panel were broken, while others were turned off. The engine throttles were not affected. The pilot maintained control of the helicopter and landed it without further incident. Analysis of windshield fracture surfaces revealed that they were typical of overstress with bending deformations. There was no forward shielding of the overhead panel switches and throttles.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent in-flight collision with a duck.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09IA186
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 07:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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