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Aborted takeoff performed after a bird strike severely damages the front right cockpit window of a CL65 on takeoff at iad, va.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541073 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : grr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground other : aborted tkof |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 241 flight time total : 810 flight time type : 307 |
| ASRS Report | 541073 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : animal inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
On takeoff at iad runway 30, we penetrated a flock of wild turkeys flying perpendicular to the runway. The birds, which had been stationary when we began our takeoff roll, became airborne as we were passing approximately 100 KTS. At approximately 110-120 KTS, we sustained a major impact to the r-hand windshield. The force of the impact shattered the windshield. V1/vr were calculated at 150 KTS for that takeoff. The captain performed a high speed reject and taxied clear of the runway. After surveying the damage and conferring with our operations personnel, we taxied back to the gate to deplane the passenger. Upon postflt inspection, it was also revealed that a second bird was injected into the r-hand engine. Given our position in the takeoff roll and the sudden movement of the flock, it was impossible for us to have avoided the collision. Thanks to the sudden response of the captain, we were able to successfully abort the takeoff. No injuries were found amongst the 3 crew members or 50 passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ABORTED TKOF PERFORMED AFTER A BIRD STRIKE SEVERELY DAMAGES THE FRONT R COCKPIT WINDOW OF A CL65 ON TKOF AT IAD, VA.
Narrative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
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.