CL65 struck bird on takeoff from alb. Completed flight. No apparent damage.

Attributes
ACN	586914
Time
Date	200307
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : alb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	586914
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

On takeoff, we struck a bird on the left side portion of the nose cone. No other abnormalities occurred. The bird was small in size. Flight continued normally. Notification made to ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 STRUCK BIRD ON TKOF FROM ALB. COMPLETED FLT. NO APPARENT DAMAGE.

Narrative: ON TKOF, WE STRUCK A BIRD ON THE L SIDE PORTION OF THE NOSE CONE. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES OCCURRED. THE BIRD WAS SMALL IN SIZE. FLT CONTINUED NORMALLY. NOTIFICATION MADE TO ATC.

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.