In order to avoid geese; and an F2000 crew turned early and climbed slowly during the teb departure.

Attributes
ACN	681914
Time
Date	200512
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 2000
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	681914
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

I was flying our normal noise abatement climb out of teb. Procedure is fly runway 24 heading until 1500 ft; then turn right to heading 280 degrees and maintain 1500 ft. At approximately 600 ft AGL in climb I saw some geese ahead and slightly higher than us; so I reduced power and leveled off. I also then turned right about 20 degrees to go around main flock of geese. Once we passed; I continued climb to 1500 ft and turned further right to 280 degree heading. While we were doing this we got our frequency change to departure; who was busy and handed us off pretty quick -- as we were going low level across nyc to frg (IFR). I went to call the teb tower on the other radio; but another call from departure interrupted me. I planned to advise the tower of the birds; but got caught up flying the plane. Next time something like this happens; I will stay on tower frequency until I can pass the message to them (they do get busy at teb) and then go to departure. Geese can cause major damage to any aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IN ORDER TO AVOID GEESE; AND AN F2000 CREW TURNED EARLY AND CLBED SLOWLY DURING THE TEB DEP.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING OUR NORMAL NOISE ABATEMENT CLB OUT OF TEB. PROC IS FLY RWY 24 HDG UNTIL 1500 FT; THEN TURN R TO HDG 280 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 1500 FT. AT APPROX 600 FT AGL IN CLB I SAW SOME GEESE AHEAD AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN US; SO I REDUCED PWR AND LEVELED OFF. I ALSO THEN TURNED R ABOUT 20 DEGS TO GO AROUND MAIN FLOCK OF GEESE. ONCE WE PASSED; I CONTINUED CLB TO 1500 FT AND TURNED FURTHER R TO 280 DEG HDG. WHILE WE WERE DOING THIS WE GOT OUR FREQ CHANGE TO DEP; WHO WAS BUSY AND HANDED US OFF PRETTY QUICK -- AS WE WERE GOING LOW LEVEL ACROSS NYC TO FRG (IFR). I WENT TO CALL THE TEB TWR ON THE OTHER RADIO; BUT ANOTHER CALL FROM DEP INTERRUPTED ME. I PLANNED TO ADVISE THE TWR OF THE BIRDS; BUT GOT CAUGHT UP FLYING THE PLANE. NEXT TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS; I WILL STAY ON TWR FREQUENCY UNTIL I CAN PASS THE MESSAGE TO THEM (THEY DO GET BUSY AT TEB) AND THEN GO TO DEP. GEESE CAN CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO ANY ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.