Narrative:

At approximately XA20 I experienced a bird strike. WX conditions were clear, visibility 10+ mi, at night. I hit a duck squarely on the pilot's side of the aircraft (right side in a helicopter). The duck shattered the windscreen leaving an approximately 18 inch diameter hole in the windshield. Speed at time of impact was approximately 90 KTS, altitude about 600 ft AGL. The duck entered the cockpit striking me on the left arm, and continued to the rear seat, striking the reporter in the head. Moments after I understood the situation, I asked the front and back seat traffic rptrs if they were injured. Front seat reporter stated she was ok, but the back seat reporter (whose headset was knocked off by impact with the duck) did not respond and had a blank stare on his face. I called addison tower, reported the situation and requested an ambulance to meet me on landing to assist my rear seat passenger. I landed at addison airport, was met by emergency crews and sent the rear seat passenger to a local emergency room for assessment. He was checked, and released after about 1 hour. No serious injuries were detected.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELL 206 HELI IN CRUISE AT 1200 FT FOR TFC WATCH DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A DUCK STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD AND INJURING THE PLT AND RPTR.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA20 I EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE. WX CONDITIONS WERE CLR, VISIBILITY 10+ MI, AT NIGHT. I HIT A DUCK SQUARELY ON THE PLT'S SIDE OF THE ACFT (R SIDE IN A HELI). THE DUCK SHATTERED THE WINDSCREEN LEAVING AN APPROX 18 INCH DIAMETER HOLE IN THE WINDSHIELD. SPD AT TIME OF IMPACT WAS APPROX 90 KTS, ALT ABOUT 600 FT AGL. THE DUCK ENTERED THE COCKPIT STRIKING ME ON THE L ARM, AND CONTINUED TO THE REAR SEAT, STRIKING THE RPTR IN THE HEAD. MOMENTS AFTER I UNDERSTOOD THE SIT, I ASKED THE FRONT AND BACK SEAT TFC RPTRS IF THEY WERE INJURED. FRONT SEAT RPTR STATED SHE WAS OK, BUT THE BACK SEAT RPTR (WHOSE HEADSET WAS KNOCKED OFF BY IMPACT WITH THE DUCK) DID NOT RESPOND AND HAD A BLANK STARE ON HIS FACE. I CALLED ADDISON TWR, RPTED THE SIT AND REQUESTED AN AMBULANCE TO MEET ME ON LNDG TO ASSIST MY REAR SEAT PAX. I LANDED AT ADDISON ARPT, WAS MET BY EMER CREWS AND SENT THE REAR SEAT PAX TO A LCL EMER ROOM FOR ASSESSMENT. HE WAS CHKED, AND RELEASED AFTER ABOUT 1 HR. NO SERIOUS INJURIES WERE DETECTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.