Narrative:

Cga X departed pwk runway 34, on an IFR flight. Shortly after becoming airborne, the aircraft reported a bird strike to its windshield. The pilot elected to continue the flight. Later, cga Y departed pwk runway 34 on an IFR flight. Shortly after becoming airborne, the pilot reported a bird strike, and returned to land. Subsequent inspection revealed that the aircraft had ingested the bird into one of its engines (the right one). Birds are a major problem at this airport. We were carrying birds on the ATIS, and both aircraft had been warned of birds near the runway. Cga Y actually taxied down the runway before departure in order to scare them off. The worst time of yr is during migration, although we have birds on the airport yr round. The airport authority installed noise making cannon at various locations on the airport about 3 yrs ago. They have little affect at best, and have not been active at all lately. When we see birds, or receive bird reports, we initiate a call to the airport authority to have them scared off. They send out one of their vehicles and try to scare them off with a shotgun or flare gun. This usually has little affect. I believe that the airport authority must be much more aggressive dealing with this problem. They should check the airport for birds on a regular basis during migration, and they need to keep the noise makers up and running constantly. Low spots that fill with water when it rains should be filled, as they attract birds. When they do send a vehicle out to scare birds, they fire without asking us or warning us, all too often scaring birds up and into the paths of airplanes landing or departing. Something needs to be done before a bird strike results in a major accident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 CORP ACFT STRIKE BIRDS AFTER TKOF. 1 ACFT RETURNS TO ARPT.

Narrative: CGA X DEPARTED PWK RWY 34, ON AN IFR FLT. SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE ACFT RPTED A BIRD STRIKE TO ITS WINDSHIELD. THE PLT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT. LATER, CGA Y DEPARTED PWK RWY 34 ON AN IFR FLT. SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE PLT RPTED A BIRD STRIKE, AND RETURNED TO LAND. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT HAD INGESTED THE BIRD INTO ONE OF ITS ENGS (THE R ONE). BIRDS ARE A MAJOR PROBLEM AT THIS ARPT. WE WERE CARRYING BIRDS ON THE ATIS, AND BOTH ACFT HAD BEEN WARNED OF BIRDS NEAR THE RWY. CGA Y ACTUALLY TAXIED DOWN THE RWY BEFORE DEP IN ORDER TO SCARE THEM OFF. THE WORST TIME OF YR IS DURING MIGRATION, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BIRDS ON THE ARPT YR ROUND. THE ARPT AUTHORITY INSTALLED NOISE MAKING CANNON AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE ARPT ABOUT 3 YRS AGO. THEY HAVE LITTLE AFFECT AT BEST, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ACTIVE AT ALL LATELY. WHEN WE SEE BIRDS, OR RECEIVE BIRD RPTS, WE INITIATE A CALL TO THE ARPT AUTHORITY TO HAVE THEM SCARED OFF. THEY SEND OUT ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES AND TRY TO SCARE THEM OFF WITH A SHOTGUN OR FLARE GUN. THIS USUALLY HAS LITTLE AFFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THE ARPT AUTHORITY MUST BE MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD CHK THE ARPT FOR BIRDS ON A REGULAR BASIS DURING MIGRATION, AND THEY NEED TO KEEP THE NOISE MAKERS UP AND RUNNING CONSTANTLY. LOW SPOTS THAT FILL WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS SHOULD BE FILLED, AS THEY ATTRACT BIRDS. WHEN THEY DO SEND A VEHICLE OUT TO SCARE BIRDS, THEY FIRE WITHOUT ASKING US OR WARNING US, ALL TOO OFTEN SCARING BIRDS UP AND INTO THE PATHS OF AIRPLANES LNDG OR DEPARTING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A BIRD STRIKE RESULTS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

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.