Bird strike on an LR60 during takeoff roll at bed, ma.

Attributes
ACN	555950
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bed.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	555950
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

During taxi, several flocks of numerous small birds were observed on ground and in-flight around airport. Runway 29 had a dozen canadian geese in the touchdown zone. My flight waited for tower to open (massport wasn't monitoring CTAF), advised of the situation and request massport to send a vehicle to clear the birds. During the 15 min delay, tower called us several times to say he didn't see any birds. The astra jet behind us departed prior to the runway being checked and encountered a flock of 50+ small birds just prior to rotation. There were also 2 arrs to the crossing runway. Neither was advised of the 'fowl' conditions by tower. During the second arrival, an airport vehicle started clearing the birds. This caused the canadian geese to take off. They flew through the runway 23 approach zone at 100-200 ft as the other aircraft was arriving. I advised in the blind over tower frequency the direction, position and altitude the geese were flying. No acknowledgement from tower or the other aircraft. After massport cleared the runway and I visually checked for birds, my flight departed. Just prior to V1, 20 or so small birds took off from the grass and crossed in front of my flight. There was 1 bird strike forward of the captain's pitot probe on the nose. There was no damage. It appears that ATC and pilots are getting complacent about wildlife. Yet even with all available precautions taken, my flight had a bird strike. At least it wasn't a goose.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE ON AN LR60 DURING TKOF ROLL AT BED, MA.

Narrative: DURING TAXI, SEVERAL FLOCKS OF NUMEROUS SMALL BIRDS WERE OBSERVED ON GND AND INFLT AROUND ARPT. RWY 29 HAD A DOZEN CANADIAN GEESE IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. MY FLT WAITED FOR TWR TO OPEN (MASSPORT WASN'T MONITORING CTAF), ADVISED OF THE SIT AND REQUEST MASSPORT TO SEND A VEHICLE TO CLR THE BIRDS. DURING THE 15 MIN DELAY, TWR CALLED US SEVERAL TIMES TO SAY HE DIDN'T SEE ANY BIRDS. THE ASTRA JET BEHIND US DEPARTED PRIOR TO THE RWY BEING CHKED AND ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF 50+ SMALL BIRDS JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION. THERE WERE ALSO 2 ARRS TO THE XING RWY. NEITHER WAS ADVISED OF THE 'FOWL' CONDITIONS BY TWR. DURING THE SECOND ARR, AN ARPT VEHICLE STARTED CLRING THE BIRDS. THIS CAUSED THE CANADIAN GEESE TO TAKE OFF. THEY FLEW THROUGH THE RWY 23 APCH ZONE AT 100-200 FT AS THE OTHER ACFT WAS ARRIVING. I ADVISED IN THE BLIND OVER TWR FREQ THE DIRECTION, POS AND ALT THE GEESE WERE FLYING. NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM TWR OR THE OTHER ACFT. AFTER MASSPORT CLRED THE RWY AND I VISUALLY CHKED FOR BIRDS, MY FLT DEPARTED. JUST PRIOR TO V1, 20 OR SO SMALL BIRDS TOOK OFF FROM THE GRASS AND CROSSED IN FRONT OF MY FLT. THERE WAS 1 BIRD STRIKE FORWARD OF THE CAPT'S PITOT PROBE ON THE NOSE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. IT APPEARS THAT ATC AND PLTS ARE GETTING COMPLACENT ABOUT WILDLIFE. YET EVEN WITH ALL AVAILABLE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN, MY FLT HAD A BIRD STRIKE. AT LEAST IT WASN'T A GOOSE.

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.