Narrative:

We broke out of the cloud bases at approximately 1000 ft MSL and at that point my copilot called for 'gear down, landing checklist.' after lowering the gear I began reading aloud the landing checklist. We then heard a thud on the r-hand side of the aircraft and almost immediately smelled something much like the smell of burning hair. I looked out the jump seat window on the r-hand side of the aircraft and noticed a streak of blood running across the top of the r-hand engine cowling just over the engine inlet. The 'thud' occurred at approximately 800 ft MSL and no interruption in engine power was encountered nor were there any abnormal readings on the r-hand engine instruments. I turned off the r-hand engine bleed air and we continued the approach and made a normal landing. After engine shutdown on the ramp, I performed a visual inspection of the r-hand engine and propeller. There was no damage or bird remains on the r-hand propeller, but I did find blood in the r-hand engine intake and black feathers on the r-hand engine inlet 'ap/P' probe. I allowed the r-hand engine time to cool and then I used water and a brush to clean the r-hand engine inlet. I then performed a visual inspection of the r-hand engine first stage compressor and third stage turbine wheel and found no damage. I pulled the propeller through my hand and heard no abnormal noises. I performed a test run of the r-hand engine and all engine indications were normal. At this point I determined that there was no damage to the r-hand engine and elected to continue my scheduled far part 135 route to where the aircraft is based. The flight from departure airport was uneventful. I called my company maintenance department (which was now open) and they told me that the r-hand engine would require a borescope inspection. A borescope inspection was performed and it was determined that the r-hand engine would have to be replaced. I realize at this point that I should have never flown the aircraft from XXX to YYY and I will never again fly an aircraft under these circumstances.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL BIRD STRIKE AN AIR TAXI PLT INSPECTS HIS ACFT AND ENG ON THE GND. HE ELECTS TO CONTINUE TO THE NEXT DEST WITHOUT LOGGING THE STRIKE OR CONTACTING MAINT. WHEN INSPECTED ENG WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED, IT WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR.

Narrative: WE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUD BASES AT APPROX 1000 FT MSL AND AT THAT POINT MY COPLT CALLED FOR 'GEAR DOWN, LNDG CHKLIST.' AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR I BEGAN READING ALOUD THE LNDG CHKLIST. WE THEN HEARD A THUD ON THE R-HAND SIDE OF THE ACFT AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SMELLED SOMETHING MUCH LIKE THE SMELL OF BURNING HAIR. I LOOKED OUT THE JUMP SEAT WINDOW ON THE R-HAND SIDE OF THE ACFT AND NOTICED A STREAK OF BLOOD RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP OF THE R-HAND ENG COWLING JUST OVER THE ENG INLET. THE 'THUD' OCCURRED AT APPROX 800 FT MSL AND NO INTERRUPTION IN ENG PWR WAS ENCOUNTERED NOR WERE THERE ANY ABNORMAL READINGS ON THE R-HAND ENG INSTS. I TURNED OFF THE R-HAND ENG BLEED AIR AND WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN ON THE RAMP, I PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE R-HAND ENG AND PROP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR BIRD REMAINS ON THE R-HAND PROP, BUT I DID FIND BLOOD IN THE R-HAND ENG INTAKE AND BLACK FEATHERS ON THE R-HAND ENG INLET 'AP/P' PROBE. I ALLOWED THE R-HAND ENG TIME TO COOL AND THEN I USED WATER AND A BRUSH TO CLEAN THE R-HAND ENG INLET. I THEN PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE R-HAND ENG FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR AND THIRD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. I PULLED THE PROP THROUGH MY HAND AND HEARD NO ABNORMAL NOISES. I PERFORMED A TEST RUN OF THE R-HAND ENG AND ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AT THIS POINT I DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE R-HAND ENG AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE MY SCHEDULED FAR PART 135 RTE TO WHERE THE ACFT IS BASED. THE FLT FROM DEP ARPT WAS UNEVENTFUL. I CALLED MY COMPANY MAINT DEPT (WHICH WAS NOW OPEN) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE R-HAND ENG WOULD REQUIRE A BORESCOPE INSPECTION. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE R-HAND ENG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I REALIZE AT THIS POINT THAT I SHOULD HAVE NEVER FLOWN THE ACFT FROM XXX TO YYY AND I WILL NEVER AGAIN FLY AN ACFT UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.

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.