MedFlight of Ohio - Non-injury incident

DATE	
	3/23/04 1224  

PROGRAM	
	MedFlight of Ohio

VENDOR	
	Omniflight

ADDRESS	
	Columbus, OH

WEATHER	
	Clear. Not a factor

AIRCRAFT_TYPE	
	BK 117

TAIL#	
	N460H

TEAM	
	Pilot, Nurse, Medic. No injuries reported. Patient on board. 

DESCRIPTION	
	Aircraft while at cruise altitude (1800 msl) was
	involved in a large bird strike.  Evasive action
	was taken by pilot to miss bird to no avail.  The
	bird struck two feet on the outboard blue blade
	causing significant vibration of aircraft to
	occur.  Pilot was able to make a normal approach
	and landing at 1226 a few miles North of Hamden
	in Jackson County.  A second aircraft was in the
	area quickly diverted to the location and
	completed the patient mission.  The aircraft
	sustained damage to the blade trim tab and static
	wick on one of the rotor blades.

ADDITIONAL INFO	
	The entire crew was securely buckled along with
	flight suits, helmets and shields in place.

SOURCE	
	Jerry Bandy, Dir. of Comm.

VIA	
	David Kearns, CONCERN Coordinator
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Please share the above information with your program staff. If
you have further questions, please contact the CONCERN Coordinator,
David Kearns at 800 525 3712 or email: coordinator@concern-network.org.