A CL65 captain reported a bird strike 25 NM southwest of day.

Attributes
ACN	469757
Time
Date	200004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	469757
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

We were descending into day, approximately 5000-6000 ft and 245 KTS, when we had a bird strike. It was a good size bird and it sounded to me that it hit on the right front about floor level. I didn't see anything though, I wasn't looking that way. The first officer just saw a very brief flash in the landing light/darkness, out of the corner of his eye. I immediately scanned the engine gauges -- no changes in parameters were noted. All system were operating normally. The landing at day was uneventful. At the gate we found damage to the right front fuselage around the air driven generator. The mechanics were already there to taxi the aircraft to the hangar. I called dispatch and maintenance control, and made an entry in the logbook. The flight attendant said the passenger didn't seem to notice. No announcement was made. The mechanics, in the morning, told me that it was a goose we had hit. I knew it was large. I consider us very lucky. About 8 inches to our right and it probably would have gone into the engine -- 6 inches to our left and up 2 ft and we're talking windshield with a 10-12 pound goose. Also, they usually don't fly alone, at night, at those altitudes -- we only got 1.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 CAPT RPTED A BIRD STRIKE 25 NM SW OF DAY.

Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING INTO DAY, APPROX 5000-6000 FT AND 245 KTS, WHEN WE HAD A BIRD STRIKE. IT WAS A GOOD SIZE BIRD AND IT SOUNDED TO ME THAT IT HIT ON THE R FRONT ABOUT FLOOR LEVEL. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THOUGH, I WASN'T LOOKING THAT WAY. THE FO JUST SAW A VERY BRIEF FLASH IN THE LNDG LIGHT/DARKNESS, OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE. I IMMEDIATELY SCANNED THE ENG GAUGES -- NO CHANGES IN PARAMETERS WERE NOTED. ALL SYS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE LNDG AT DAY WAS UNEVENTFUL. AT THE GATE WE FOUND DAMAGE TO THE R FRONT FUSELAGE AROUND THE ADG. THE MECHS WERE ALREADY THERE TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE HANGAR. I CALLED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL, AND MADE AN ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK. THE FLT ATTENDANT SAID THE PAX DIDN'T SEEM TO NOTICE. NO ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE. THE MECHS, IN THE MORNING, TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A GOOSE WE HAD HIT. I KNEW IT WAS LARGE. I CONSIDER US VERY LUCKY. ABOUT 8 INCHES TO OUR R AND IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THE ENG -- 6 INCHES TO OUR L AND UP 2 FT AND WE'RE TALKING WINDSHIELD WITH A 10-12 LB GOOSE. ALSO, THEY USUALLY DON'T FLY ALONE, AT NIGHT, AT THOSE ALTS -- WE ONLY GOT 1.

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.