Beech 1900 struck bird at 500 ft during initial climb resulting in declaration of an emergency and r...

Attributes
ACN	538975
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	538975
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

On feb/thu/02 at XA50, I was copilot first officer. This aircraft is a beechcraft 1900D model. During takeoff, I was also PNF and at approximately 500 ft AGL we struck a large bird. We immediately notified ZZZ tower we wished to return for landing. Initial inspection did not reveal any significant damage. We continued to climb to 4000 ft MSL in a crosswind and leveled off in the downwind, returning to runway 8. When we leveled off and accelerated in the downwind, the bird's carcass (which was stuck on the leading edge of the aircraft) dislodged itself and revealed a large impact dent, hole and now fuel leak. The bird's carcass was hiding the damage and up to this point we did not know the extent of the damage. With the carcass gone we could now clearly see a substantial fuel leak and large crack from top to bottom of the aircraft's leading edge. We immediately declared an emergency and reported to ZZZ approach a 'substantial fuel leak.' we were quickly given a landing clearance and soon after safely landed. We evacuate/evacuationed the passenger through the main cabin door and the ZZZ fire department foamed down our right wing and surrounding tarmac. They plugged the hole with a thick agent and that stopped the fuel leak. When the event was over we had lost nearly 1200 pounds of fuel. The captain and I filled out all required paperwork, including bird strike form and company incident report the same evening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH 1900 STRUCK BIRD AT 500 FT DURING INITIAL CLB RESULTING IN DECLARATION OF AN EMER AND RETURN LAND AFTER NOTICING A HOLE IN THE WING LEADING EDGE WHERE FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT.

Narrative: ON FEB/THU/02 AT XA50, I WAS COPLT FO. THIS ACFT IS A BEECHCRAFT 1900D MODEL. DURING TKOF, I WAS ALSO PNF AND AT APPROX 500 FT AGL WE STRUCK A LARGE BIRD. WE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED ZZZ TWR WE WISHED TO RETURN FOR LNDG. INITIAL INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. WE CONTINUED TO CLB TO 4000 FT MSL IN A XWIND AND LEVELED OFF IN THE DOWNWIND, RETURNING TO RWY 8. WHEN WE LEVELED OFF AND ACCELERATED IN THE DOWNWIND, THE BIRD'S CARCASS (WHICH WAS STUCK ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ACFT) DISLODGED ITSELF AND REVEALED A LARGE IMPACT DENT, HOLE AND NOW FUEL LEAK. THE BIRD'S CARCASS WAS HIDING THE DAMAGE AND UP TO THIS POINT WE DID NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. WITH THE CARCASS GONE WE COULD NOW CLRLY SEE A SUBSTANTIAL FUEL LEAK AND LARGE CRACK FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF THE ACFT'S LEADING EDGE. WE IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMER AND RPTED TO ZZZ APCH A 'SUBSTANTIAL FUEL LEAK.' WE WERE QUICKLY GIVEN A LNDG CLRNC AND SOON AFTER SAFELY LANDED. WE EVACED THE PAX THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND THE ZZZ FIRE DEPT FOAMED DOWN OUR R WING AND SURROUNDING TARMAC. THEY PLUGGED THE HOLE WITH A THICK AGENT AND THAT STOPPED THE FUEL LEAK. WHEN THE EVENT WAS OVER WE HAD LOST NEARLY 1200 LBS OF FUEL. THE CAPT AND I FILLED OUT ALL REQUIRED PAPERWORK, INCLUDING BIRD STRIKE FORM AND COMPANY INCIDENT RPT THE SAME EVENING.

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.

Beech 1900 struck bird at 500 ft during initial climb resulting in declaration of an emergency and return land after noticing a hole in the wing leading edge where fuel was leaking out.