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Attributes | |
ACN | 486886 |
Time | |
Date | 200009 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
State Reference | MA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-300 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
Route In Use | departure : other published ifr departure |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 400 |
ASRS Report | 486886 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : nmac inflight encounter : birds |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 50 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airport |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Aircraft xyz, flight XXX, from bos to ord. At approximately 100 KTS on the takeoff roll from runway 9 at bos, I noticed a line of approximately 15-20 geese departing the grass from bos. The geese were sbound crossing the east end of runway 9. The geese were approximately 60 ft to 100 ft AGL. I kept my aircraft on the runway to a speed of approximately 190 KTS, so as to roll under the geese, and then departed low to further avoid the birds. I made a PIREP to bos tower about the geese. About 1 hour before this, when we landed on runway 4R at bos, I noticed approximately 100 geese feeding on the grass to the east of runway 4R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 ON LIFTOFF RPTS MISSING A FLOCK OF APPROX 15-20 GEESE BY 50 FT VERT AND 50 FT HORIZ. TWR ADVISED OF GEESE FEEDING NEAR RWY.
Narrative: ACFT XYZ, FLT XXX, FROM BOS TO ORD. AT APPROX 100 KTS ON THE TKOF ROLL FROM RWY 9 AT BOS, I NOTICED A LINE OF APPROX 15-20 GEESE DEPARTING THE GRASS FROM BOS. THE GEESE WERE SBOUND XING THE E END OF RWY 9. THE GEESE WERE APPROX 60 FT TO 100 FT AGL. I KEPT MY ACFT ON THE RWY TO A SPD OF APPROX 190 KTS, SO AS TO ROLL UNDER THE GEESE, AND THEN DEPARTED LOW TO FURTHER AVOID THE BIRDS. I MADE A PIREP TO BOS TWR ABOUT THE GEESE. ABOUT 1 HR BEFORE THIS, WHEN WE LANDED ON RWY 4R AT BOS, I NOTICED APPROX 100 GEESE FEEDING ON THE GRASS TO THE E OF RWY 4R.
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.