Bird strike. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	294630
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfi
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bfi
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	294630
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1850 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	296052
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed runway 13R. Asked and received permission for an early crosswind south of the tower. Upon rolling into the downwind and leveling off at 800 ft MSL, we struck what we believed to be a sea gull. Asked and received permission to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 13R. ASKED AND RECEIVED PERMISSION FOR AN EARLY XWIND S OF THE TWR. UPON ROLLING INTO THE DOWNWIND AND LEVELING OFF AT 800 FT MSL, WE STRUCK WHAT WE BELIEVED TO BE A SEA GULL. ASKED AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO LAND.

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.