Medium large transport had bird strike at rotation. Fails to contact departure.

Attributes
ACN	182236
Time
Date	199106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : den
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15850 flight time type : 4750
ASRS Report	182236
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We had a bird strike at rotation during takeoff at denver. The smell was terrible with the odor throughout the cabin and the cockpit. The tower had handed us to departure after takeoff. We were busy monitoring the engine and evaluating the smell which we did not at first recognize. I attempted to call departure twice. We were completing the checklist and evaluating the bird strike. After 2 or 3 mins, we realized contact with departure had not been established. At 9000' northbound we made contact with departure. We had been on the incorrect frequency and after getting the correct frequency and establishing contact we were 15 mi north of the airport. I should have contacted departure sooner. The smell was a concern and we were busy monitoring the engines which they continued to run with normal indications. The F/as advised us of the smell and they had noted vibration which smoothed out after a few mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAD BIRD STRIKE AT ROTATION. FAILS TO CONTACT DEP.

Narrative: WE HAD A BIRD STRIKE AT ROTATION DURING TKOF AT DENVER. THE SMELL WAS TERRIBLE WITH THE ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND THE COCKPIT. THE TWR HAD HANDED US TO DEP AFTER TKOF. WE WERE BUSY MONITORING THE ENG AND EVALUATING THE SMELL WHICH WE DID NOT AT FIRST RECOGNIZE. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL DEP TWICE. WE WERE COMPLETING THE CHKLIST AND EVALUATING THE BIRD STRIKE. AFTER 2 OR 3 MINS, WE REALIZED CONTACT WITH DEP HAD NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. AT 9000' NBND WE MADE CONTACT WITH DEP. WE HAD BEEN ON THE INCORRECT FREQ AND AFTER GETTING THE CORRECT FREQ AND ESTABLISHING CONTACT WE WERE 15 MI N OF THE ARPT. I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED DEP SOONER. THE SMELL WAS A CONCERN AND WE WERE BUSY MONITORING THE ENGS WHICH THEY CONTINUED TO RUN WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. THE F/AS ADVISED US OF THE SMELL AND THEY HAD NOTED VIBRATION WHICH SMOOTHED OUT AFTER A FEW MINS.

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.