Pilot of columbia 350 is injured when a bird strike occurs in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	718024
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 75 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	718024
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Flying east from lake; until reach the coast turned northbound until inlet then turn west over the inlet looking down at the new construction then I leveled out and there it was; a 6 ft turkey vulture which flew into the windscreen. I suffered a broken nose and a ruptured ear drum.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF COLUMBIA 350 IS INJURED WHEN A BIRD STRIKE OCCURS INFLT.

Narrative: FLYING E FROM LAKE; UNTIL REACH THE COAST TURNED NBOUND UNTIL INLET THEN TURN W OVER THE INLET LOOKING DOWN AT THE NEW CONSTRUCTION THEN I LEVELED OUT AND THERE IT WAS; A 6 FT TURKEY VULTURE WHICH FLEW INTO THE WINDSCREEN. I SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND A RUPTURED EAR DRUM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.