Beech BE58 cpr pilot took evasive action after takeoff when observing a bird directly in front of hi...

Attributes
ACN	556657
Time
Date	200208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ggg.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	556657
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

After takeoff, I waited a few seconds to raise the gear. It was then that I saw a large black bird circling directly ahead of me. In a microsecond, I thought that the bird W0ULD not see me because he was spiraling in the thermal with his back to me. I thought surely he would hear me and dive away, but then I realized that our closure rate was very fast and he might not hear me until it was too late. I also realized that being directly in front of me would put him in a position to crash through the windshield. It all happened too fast that I cannot honestly say I added any right rudder. However, my natural instinct found me leaning in my seat to the right and perhaps subconsciously adding some small amount of right rudder. In the microsecond before he impacted the left wing, exactly where the stall vane is, I saw his flight plan curve like a baseball curve ball. I thought he might go through the left propeller, however, he did not.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH BE58 CPR PLT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AFTER TKOF WHEN OBSERVING A BIRD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM WHICH HE WAS OVERTAKING. THE BIRD STRUCK THE STALL WARNING VANE ON THE L WING.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, I WAITED A FEW SECONDS TO RAISE THE GEAR. IT WAS THEN THAT I SAW A LARGE BLACK BIRD CIRCLING DIRECTLY AHEAD OF ME. IN A MICROSECOND, I THOUGHT THAT THE BIRD W0ULD NOT SEE ME BECAUSE HE WAS SPIRALING IN THE THERMAL WITH HIS BACK TO ME. I THOUGHT SURELY HE WOULD HEAR ME AND DIVE AWAY, BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT OUR CLOSURE RATE WAS VERY FAST AND HE MIGHT NOT HEAR ME UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I ALSO REALIZED THAT BEING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME WOULD PUT HIM IN A POS TO CRASH THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. IT ALL HAPPENED TOO FAST THAT I CANNOT HONESTLY SAY I ADDED ANY R RUDDER. HOWEVER, MY NATURAL INSTINCT FOUND ME LEANING IN MY SEAT TO THE R AND PERHAPS SUBCONSCIOUSLY ADDING SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF R RUDDER. IN THE MICROSECOND BEFORE HE IMPACTED THE L WING, EXACTLY WHERE THE STALL VANE IS, I SAW HIS FLT PLAN CURVE LIKE A BASEBALL CURVE BALL. I THOUGHT HE MIGHT GO THROUGH THE L PROP, HOWEVER, HE DID NOT.

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 BE58 cpr pilot took evasive action after takeoff when observing a bird directly in front of him which he was overtaking. The bird struck the stall warning vane on the left wing.