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Air carrier medium large transport on takeoff encountered bird strike. Takeoff abort and returned to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : yyc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 356854 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 356855 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll a blue heron was observed crossing the runway at about 90 KIAS. The bird decided to reverse course and then dove under to miss the aircraft but was, as we found out later, sucked into the engine. Upon hearing the bird hit the aircraft, the captain aborted the takeoff roll -- we were prior to V1. The first officer informed the tower of the abort and for the passenger to stay seated we would get back to them in a min. The aircraft was stopped and taxied off the runway and back to the gate. While inbound to the gate the captain informed the passenger of the bird strike and that the smell was that the bird went into the engine. I found out that jfk is using falconers to stop sea birds. Maybe this would help. Otherwise I cannot see any way of stopping bird strikes like this one since there was nowhere for the aircraft to go.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG ON TKOF ENCOUNTERED BIRD STRIKE. TKOF ABORT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE.
Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL A BLUE HERON WAS OBSERVED XING THE RWY AT ABOUT 90 KIAS. THE BIRD DECIDED TO REVERSE COURSE AND THEN DOVE UNDER TO MISS THE ACFT BUT WAS, AS WE FOUND OUT LATER, SUCKED INTO THE ENG. UPON HEARING THE BIRD HIT THE ACFT, THE CAPT ABORTED THE TKOF ROLL -- WE WERE PRIOR TO V1. THE FO INFORMED THE TWR OF THE ABORT AND FOR THE PAX TO STAY SEATED WE WOULD GET BACK TO THEM IN A MIN. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AND TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND BACK TO THE GATE. WHILE INBOUND TO THE GATE THE CAPT INFORMED THE PAX OF THE BIRD STRIKE AND THAT THE SMELL WAS THAT THE BIRD WENT INTO THE ENG. I FOUND OUT THAT JFK IS USING FALCONERS TO STOP SEA BIRDS. MAYBE THIS WOULD HELP. OTHERWISE I CANNOT SEE ANY WAY OF STOPPING BIRD STRIKES LIKE THIS ONE SINCE THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR THE ACFT TO GO.
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.