An air carrier large transport and a bird had a midair collision! Guess who survived!

Attributes
ACN	233973
Time
Date	199302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8630 flight time type : 365
ASRS Report	233973
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	233983
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

After takeoff, heard loud thump right side of aircraft. We noted a constant medium pitch oscillating sound, engine instruments normal, no airframe vibrations or flight control problems. We returned to san diego and landed on runway 27. At the gate, maintenance advised us of a bird strike/ingestion in the right engine, and the flight was cancelled. Recommend to all pilots that make a return to departure airport after takeoff to request emergency equipment on landing. What you do not know may hurt you. What if the engine failed?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT AND A BIRD HAD A MIDAIR COLLISION! GUESS WHO SURVIVED!

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, HEARD LOUD THUMP R SIDE OF ACFT. WE NOTED A CONSTANT MEDIUM PITCH OSCILLATING SOUND, ENG INSTS NORMAL, NO AIRFRAME VIBRATIONS OR FLT CTL PROBS. WE RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO AND LANDED ON RWY 27. AT THE GATE, MAINT ADVISED US OF A BIRD STRIKE/INGESTION IN THE R ENG, AND THE FLT WAS CANCELLED. RECOMMEND TO ALL PLTS THAT MAKE A RETURN TO DEP ARPT AFTER TKOF TO REQUEST EMER EQUIP ON LNDG. WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW MAY HURT YOU. WHAT IF THE ENG FAILED?

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.