Water retention areas attract birds who create safety hazard.

Attributes
ACN	228544
Time
Date	199211
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	228544
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Please note that the reconfign of orl water retention areas has encouraged several large groups of sea gulls. These gulls if startled as a flock by a taxiing aircraft near the 7 end could jam the engines of an aircraft departing the runway 25 with disastrous results similar to the atlanta crash of a private jet which ingested birds on departure causing several fatalities. Discouragement of these birds could be difficult but it is herewith noted that some type of bird related accident is almost certain in the near future without effective action being taken at orl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WATER RETENTION AREAS ATTRACT BIRDS WHO CREATE SAFETY HAZARD.

Narrative: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RECONFIGN OF ORL WATER RETENTION AREAS HAS ENCOURAGED SEVERAL LARGE GROUPS OF SEA GULLS. THESE GULLS IF STARTLED AS A FLOCK BY A TAXIING ACFT NEAR THE 7 END COULD JAM THE ENGS OF AN ACFT DEPARTING THE RWY 25 WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS SIMILAR TO THE ATLANTA CRASH OF A PVT JET WHICH INGESTED BIRDS ON DEP CAUSING SEVERAL FATALITIES. DISCOURAGEMENT OF THESE BIRDS COULD BE DIFFICULT BUT IT IS HEREWITH NOTED THAT SOME TYPE OF BIRD RELATED ACCIDENT IS ALMOST CERTAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITHOUT EFFECTIVE ACTION BEING TAKEN AT ORL.

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.