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A C172 in landing flare comes within 10 ft of a bird flying over the runway. No evasive action taken. Reporter claims this is an ongoing problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apa |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : apa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 354850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
During the mid/late phase of landing flare, during touch- and-go practice, a goose was seen flying left to right, just to the right of the nose of the aircraft. I have no idea how we missed it, no evasive action was possible, or taken. Reported same to tower, who alerted all aircraft. Apparently this is an ongoing problem that they are attempting to solve. There was no prior warning of birds active in the area, and I heard of no further incidents.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 IN LNDG FLARE COMES WITHIN 10 FT OF A BIRD FLYING OVER THE RWY. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. RPTR CLAIMS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB.
Narrative: DURING THE MID/LATE PHASE OF LNDG FLARE, DURING TOUCH- AND-GO PRACTICE, A GOOSE WAS SEEN FLYING L TO R, JUST TO THE R OF THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW WE MISSED IT, NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS POSSIBLE, OR TAKEN. RPTED SAME TO TWR, WHO ALERTED ALL ACFT. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB THAT THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF BIRDS ACTIVE IN THE AREA, AND I HEARD OF NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
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.