Dhc-8 flight crew during takeoff roll has bird strike after V1 and vr and elect to abort takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	688363
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eug.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	688363
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : animal ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Rejected takeoff due to possible bird strike. The described event occurred within a 1-2 second timeframe. At 'rotate' call at approximately 105 KTS; both first officer and I spotted a large bird very close. First officer instinctively delayed rotation approximately 1 second to avoid hitting bird. First officer began rotation. I heard a thud as bird passed by. I elected to abort rotation. I elected to abort and called 'abort; my airplane.' transition was smooth. I turned off at A-6 intersection. 5500 ft used on 8009 ft runway (runway 16R) with discing; no reverse; minimal braking. My technical error was aborting at or slightly above V1/vr (V1 = vr). Subsequent departure; ATC queried whether or not we were airborne during the abort. They may have seen the nosewheel momentarily lift off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC-8 FLT CREW DURING TKOF ROLL HAS BIRD STRIKE AFTER V1 AND VR AND ELECT TO ABORT TKOF.

Narrative: REJECTED TKOF DUE TO POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE. THE DESCRIBED EVENT OCCURRED WITHIN A 1-2 SECOND TIMEFRAME. AT 'ROTATE' CALL AT APPROX 105 KTS; BOTH FO AND I SPOTTED A LARGE BIRD VERY CLOSE. FO INSTINCTIVELY DELAYED ROTATION APPROX 1 SECOND TO AVOID HITTING BIRD. FO BEGAN ROTATION. I HEARD A THUD AS BIRD PASSED BY. I ELECTED TO ABORT ROTATION. I ELECTED TO ABORT AND CALLED 'ABORT; MY AIRPLANE.' TRANSITION WAS SMOOTH. I TURNED OFF AT A-6 INTXN. 5500 FT USED ON 8009 FT RWY (RWY 16R) WITH DISCING; NO REVERSE; MINIMAL BRAKING. MY TECHNICAL ERROR WAS ABORTING AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE V1/VR (V1 = VR). SUBSEQUENT DEP; ATC QUERIED WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE AIRBORNE DURING THE ABORT. THEY MAY HAVE SEEN THE NOSEWHEEL MOMENTARILY LIFT OFF.

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.