Pilot Mike Sypien suffered some abrasions, but was otherwise not seriously injured, and was able to safely land the helicopter in a field.
CHICAGO -- Chopper 2 narrowly avoided a disaster thanks to some incredible piloting, after a bird strike forced an emergency landing on Wednesday.Pilot Mike Sypien was flying the CBS 2 news helicopter back to Chicago from a routine maintenance check in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when a bird struck the helicopter around 11:15 a.m.A seagull shattered the windscreen, and struck Sypien in the face.
Photographer Paul Buscemi was in the back of the helicopter at the time, but was not hurt.Both of them were shaken up, and were being taken to a hospital to be checked out.CBS 2's Kris Habermehl said, while smaller birds like starlings or sparrows would just bounce off the windscreen if they were to hit a helicopter in midflight, larger birds like seagulls could crash right through if flying at just the right angle, if the helicopter is traveling at nearly 100 mph.
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