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Air taxi flight crew reported a bird strike while taking off from maz. They indicated that the bird hazard at this airport is significant and needs to be mitigated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1365638 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MAZ.Airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Recip Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Multiply bird strikes during takeoff from mayaguez airport in san juan puerto rico. Cut grass and maintain airfield condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air taxi flight crew reported a bird strike while taking off from MAZ. They indicated that the bird hazard at this airport is significant and needs to be mitigated.
Narrative: Multiply bird strikes during takeoff from Mayaguez airport in San Juan Puerto Rico. Cut grass and maintain airfield condition.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.