An air carrier light transport hit a large bird on descent into act.

Attributes
ACN	227335
Time
Date	199211
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : act
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : act tower : hut
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	227335
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Descending into act airport on a visual approach, WX was good (clear and 20). First officer observed birds (2) ahead a few seconds before me. Initially I saw one, then 2 seconds later the second. Unfortunately, too late to escape a strike. My windscreen and center windscreen were totally obscured with remains. I immediately looked at first officer's windscreen and saw it was clear. I then instructed her to take control of the aircraft. I examined windscreens at did not observe any damage. We landed in act with no other incident. I was able to taxi to gate using my dv window and first officer windscreen after shutting down aircraft first officer and myself examined outside of aircraft. The bird first hit top of nose compartment, then windscreen. This buzzard was large!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT HIT A LARGE BIRD ON DSCNT INTO ACT.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO ACT ARPT ON A VISUAL APCH, WX WAS GOOD (CLR AND 20). FO OBSERVED BIRDS (2) AHEAD A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ME. INITIALLY I SAW ONE, THEN 2 SECONDS LATER THE SECOND. UNFORTUNATELY, TOO LATE TO ESCAPE A STRIKE. MY WINDSCREEN AND CTR WINDSCREEN WERE TOTALLY OBSCURED WITH REMAINS. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT FO'S WINDSCREEN AND SAW IT WAS CLR. I THEN INSTRUCTED HER TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT. I EXAMINED WINDSCREENS AT DID NOT OBSERVE ANY DAMAGE. WE LANDED IN ACT WITH NO OTHER INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO GATE USING MY DV WINDOW AND FO WINDSCREEN AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ACFT FO AND MYSELF EXAMINED OUTSIDE OF ACFT. THE BIRD FIRST HIT TOP OF NOSE COMPARTMENT, THEN WINDSCREEN. THIS BUZZARD WAS LARGE!

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.