Severe damage to lear 35 due to bird strike.

Attributes
ACN	429700
Time
Date	199902
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	429700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

The aircraft was being vectored for a VFR approach to land on runway 19 at mkc. At time of bird strike we were on a heading of 090 degrees descending from 4000 ft MSL passing over mci and at approximately 3000 ft MSL we encountered a flock of snow geese. A loud 'bang' was heard as a bird hit the copilot's side window and streaked it with blood, etc. The right engine shut itself off because the engine inhaled a goose. The aircraft exhibited no control problems and a single engine landing was accomplished. Upon postflt inspection it was determined that the aircraft was hit by at least 8 birds. The wing leading edge was damaged severely on both sides. Airport officials from mci reported finding 5 snow geese carcasses on one of their runways. They also reported that the snow geese have been an ongoing problem in that there is a lake southeast of mci that is infested with snow geese. The damage to the aircraft is such that it may not be easy to repair at this time. A more detailed inspection will be needed to determine how we will proceed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SEVERE DAMAGE TO LEAR 35 DUE TO BIRD STRIKE.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS BEING VECTORED FOR A VFR APCH TO LAND ON RWY 19 AT MKC. AT TIME OF BIRD STRIKE WE WERE ON A HDG OF 090 DEGS DSNDING FROM 4000 FT MSL PASSING OVER MCI AND AT APPROX 3000 FT MSL WE ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF SNOW GEESE. A LOUD 'BANG' WAS HEARD AS A BIRD HIT THE COPLT'S SIDE WINDOW AND STREAKED IT WITH BLOOD, ETC. THE R ENG SHUT ITSELF OFF BECAUSE THE ENG INHALED A GOOSE. THE ACFT EXHIBITED NO CTL PROBS AND A SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. UPON POSTFLT INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WAS HIT BY AT LEAST 8 BIRDS. THE WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED SEVERELY ON BOTH SIDES. ARPT OFFICIALS FROM MCI RPTED FINDING 5 SNOW GEESE CARCASSES ON ONE OF THEIR RWYS. THEY ALSO RPTED THAT THE SNOW GEESE HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROB IN THAT THERE IS A LAKE SE OF MCI THAT IS INFESTED WITH SNOW GEESE. THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT IS SUCH THAT IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION WILL BE NEEDED TO DETERMINE HOW WE WILL PROCEED.

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.