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An engineering flight test jet light transport hit a bird at sln. Bird strike. Bird activity. Aircraft damage minor, dented left engine lip, left overwing fuselage fairing torn off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342256 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sln |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sln |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 342256 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While performing tower fly-by doing trailing cone static source calibration tests at sln runway 35, crew heard a loud bang when turning final. Low approach was aborted. Crew chief reported dent on left engine lip visible through cabin window. Landed normally. On post-flight, it was noted that the left overwing fuselage fairing was torn off. Panel is a light weight composite. Aircraft sustained minor damage, no injuries to crew or persons on ground. Pilot reported possible bird strike to tower. Next aircraft on approach reported seeing a hawk circling in approximately the same location.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ENGINEERING FLT TEST JET LTT HIT A BIRD AT SLN. BIRD STRIKE. BIRD ACTIVITY. ACFT DAMAGE MINOR, DENTED L ENG LIP, L OVERWING FUSELAGE FAIRING TORN OFF.
Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING TWR FLY-BY DOING TRAILING CONE STATIC SOURCE CALIBRATION TESTS AT SLN RWY 35, CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG WHEN TURNING FINAL. LOW APCH WAS ABORTED. CREW CHIEF RPTED DENT ON L ENG LIP VISIBLE THROUGH CABIN WINDOW. LANDED NORMALLY. ON POST-FLT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE L OVERWING FUSELAGE FAIRING WAS TORN OFF. PANEL IS A LIGHT WT COMPOSITE. ACFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PERSONS ON GND. PLT RPTED POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE TO TWR. NEXT ACFT ON APCH RPTED SEEING A HAWK CIRCLING IN APPROX THE SAME LOCATION.
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.