Bird strike on an embraer rj on liftoff at cid, ia.

Attributes
ACN	594415
Time
Date	200309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cid.airport
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl single value : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cid.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	594415
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Clear VFR WX. During takeoff, just after liftoff the aircraft struck 1 small bird while over the runway. The bird impacted the left front windshield at the lower left corner. The impact left a stain about 3 inches in diameter but did not damage the windshield in any way. All indications after the impact were normal so we elected to continue the flight to dfw. Maintenance was notified and a logbook entry was made. Postflt inspection revealed no other impact areas on the airframe visible to us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE ON AN EMBRAER RJ ON LIFTOFF AT CID, IA.

Narrative: CLR VFR WX. DURING TKOF, JUST AFTER LIFTOFF THE ACFT STRUCK 1 SMALL BIRD WHILE OVER THE RWY. THE BIRD IMPACTED THE L FRONT WINDSHIELD AT THE LOWER L CORNER. THE IMPACT LEFT A STAIN ABOUT 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER BUT DID NOT DAMAGE THE WINDSHIELD IN ANY WAY. ALL INDICATIONS AFTER THE IMPACT WERE NORMAL SO WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT TO DFW. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED NO OTHER IMPACT AREAS ON THE AIRFRAME VISIBLE TO US.

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.