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Bird strike to an EMB120 right after lift-off causing damage to the nose right inboard wing and 1 propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : srq |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : srq |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 374790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While operating flight from srq to mco, I was PNF. Just after becoming airborne, we both saw a bird pass beneath the nose of aircraft, along with a light 'thud.' no apparent damage was done to the aircraft, and all gauges and indications appeared to be fine. We informed srq tower of the bird strike before being handed off to departure frequency. Upon arrival at mco, our home and maintenance base, we made a logbook entry of the bird strike, and informed maintenance of it. They made an inspection of the aircraft and determined that the bird had impacted the nose, right inboard wing, and propeller (right side) of the aircraft. Aircraft was then OTS for a period of time, as a more detailed inspection of the propeller was then required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BIRD STRIKE TO AN EMB120 RIGHT AFTER LIFT-OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE R INBOARD WING AND 1 PROP.
Narrative: WHILE OPERATING FLT FROM SRQ TO MCO, I WAS PNF. JUST AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, WE BOTH SAW A BIRD PASS BENEATH THE NOSE OF ACFT, ALONG WITH A LIGHT 'THUD.' NO APPARENT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT, AND ALL GAUGES AND INDICATIONS APPEARED TO BE FINE. WE INFORMED SRQ TWR OF THE BIRD STRIKE BEFORE BEING HANDED OFF TO DEP FREQ. UPON ARR AT MCO, OUR HOME AND MAINT BASE, WE MADE A LOGBOOK ENTRY OF THE BIRD STRIKE, AND INFORMED MAINT OF IT. THEY MADE AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE BIRD HAD IMPACTED THE NOSE, R INBOARD WING, AND PROP (R SIDE) OF THE ACFT. ACFT WAS THEN OTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AS A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE PROP WAS THEN REQUIRED.
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.