Light transport is struck by seagulls shortly after takeoff. Left engine damaged.

Attributes
ACN	694253
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgu.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Snow Fog Rain
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 14400 flight time type : 1750
ASRS Report	694253
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

As we accelerated; we noticed seagulls on the left edge of the runway departing to the left. Thus; we proceeded with the takeoff. At approximately V; 1 seagull turned back towards the center of the runway and hit the upper/outer left windshield and the left engine inlet; denting the inlet and continuing into the engine damaging 1 fan blade beyond limits and requiring 3-5 others to be blended. I was the PNF at the time. When the seagull hit the windshield; I immediately looked at the left engine gauge to see if the bird went into the engine. I saw no abnormal engine indication. After about 1 1/2 seconds; I looked at the airspeed and called rotation as we were just past vr. Once we were in the air; we started smelling the bird from the pressurization that was our only clue that the bird had gone into the engine. We were cleared to 13000 ft and continued our climb to 13000 ft. Once reaching we pulled the power back and observed no abnormal engine parameters. We were 1500 pounds over landing weight and the smell had subsided. We moved the power back to maximum climb and the parameters were normal since we were above landing weight and the engine had no signs of any damage we elected to continue on to our destination; pdx. Upon arrival; we found the dented inlet and damaged fan blade.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT IS STRUCK BY SEAGULLS SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. L ENG DAMAGED.

Narrative: AS WE ACCELERATED; WE NOTICED SEAGULLS ON THE L EDGE OF THE RWY DEPARTING TO THE L. THUS; WE PROCEEDED WITH THE TKOF. AT APPROX V; 1 SEAGULL TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE CTR OF THE RWY AND HIT THE UPPER/OUTER L WINDSHIELD AND THE L ENG INLET; DENTING THE INLET AND CONTINUING INTO THE ENG DAMAGING 1 FAN BLADE BEYOND LIMITS AND REQUIRING 3-5 OTHERS TO BE BLENDED. I WAS THE PNF AT THE TIME. WHEN THE SEAGULL HIT THE WINDSHIELD; I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT THE L ENG GAUGE TO SEE IF THE BIRD WENT INTO THE ENG. I SAW NO ABNORMAL ENG INDICATION. AFTER ABOUT 1 1/2 SECONDS; I LOOKED AT THE AIRSPD AND CALLED ROTATION AS WE WERE JUST PAST VR. ONCE WE WERE IN THE AIR; WE STARTED SMELLING THE BIRD FROM THE PRESSURIZATION THAT WAS OUR ONLY CLUE THAT THE BIRD HAD GONE INTO THE ENG. WE WERE CLRED TO 13000 FT AND CONTINUED OUR CLB TO 13000 FT. ONCE REACHING WE PULLED THE PWR BACK AND OBSERVED NO ABNORMAL ENG PARAMETERS. WE WERE 1500 LBS OVER LNDG WT AND THE SMELL HAD SUBSIDED. WE MOVED THE PWR BACK TO MAX CLB AND THE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL SINCE WE WERE ABOVE LNDG WT AND THE ENG HAD NO SIGNS OF ANY DAMAGE WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO OUR DEST; PDX. UPON ARR; WE FOUND THE DENTED INLET AND DAMAGED FAN BLADE.

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.