MD80 strikes coyote on runway during takeoff at den.

Attributes
ACN	424756
Time
Date	199901
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	424756
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At approximately 10 KTS below V1, a coyote tried to cross the runway in front of us. We heard a loud thump in the area of the nose gear. We reported the possible dead coyote on the runway to den tower before switching to departure. Tower relayed to us through center on climb out that they found the coyote carcass but no airplane parts. Remainder of flight uneventful. Postflt inspection by crew found no evidence of coyote parts or contact.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 STRIKES COYOTE ON RWY DURING TKOF AT DEN.

Narrative: AT APPROX 10 KTS BELOW V1, A COYOTE TRIED TO CROSS THE RWY IN FRONT OF US. WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP IN THE AREA OF THE NOSE GEAR. WE RPTED THE POSSIBLE DEAD COYOTE ON THE RWY TO DEN TWR BEFORE SWITCHING TO DEP. TWR RELAYED TO US THROUGH CTR ON CLBOUT THAT THEY FOUND THE COYOTE CARCASS BUT NO AIRPLANE PARTS. REMAINDER OF FLT UNEVENTFUL. POSTFLT INSPECTION BY CREW FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF COYOTE PARTS OR CONTACT.

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.