Plane Lands Safely, Bird Not-So-Much

A passenger aboard a Cessna 210 Centurion was seriously injured when a bird impacted the aircraft's windscreen while inflight-- and then kept going.

The unidentified man, who was instructing the pilot, was hit in the face by the impaled bird as the plane was on approach to Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) Saturday, according to WKMG-TV.

The pilot managed to land the stricken aircraft safely, and the passenger was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

The C210 (file photo of type, above) is registered to Orlando-based Flight Express, according to WFTV. The company's website states the overnight courier service maintains a fleet of 59 Centurions.

**   Report created 1/23/2006   Record 6

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 2667S        Make/Model: C210      Description: 210, T210, (Turbo)Centurion
  Date: 01/21/2006     Time: 2121

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: Minor     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Minor

LOCATION
  City: ORLANDO   State: FL   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  ACFT STRUCK A BIRD 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FL

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   2     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   1     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: 2120Z 00000KT 10SM BKN055 21/17 A3023

OTHER DATA

  Departed: ORLANDO, FL                 Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination: ORLANDO, FL              Flt Plan: VFR          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: 
  Last Clearance: TURN LEFT TAXI

  FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL  (SO15)                   Entry date: 01/23/2006

FMI: www.ntsb.gov, www.flightexpress.com