Narrative:

Flight from ZZZ at 5000 ft had a bird strike with a goose. All engine parameters were normal but wanted to return to ZZZ just in case there was damage that I could not detect or feel. I saw the bird and felt it so I knew we hit one and looked at the engine instruments right away. No change in engine parameters so I felt comfortable returning to ZZZ without declaring an emergency. Landed normal and taxi to gate normal. Shut down and called maintenance and did a walkaround to inspect for damage to aircraft. Maintenance was already on the scene and already found bird parts in the engine and nose gear doors. It appeared to me that the engine did what it was supposed to do and separated some parts and ingested others with no damage. We changed airplanes and continued on our merry way.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 CAPT REPORTS BIRD STRIKE WITH A GOOSE AT 5000 FEET AND DECISION TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE ARPT; ALTHOUGH NO DAMAGE IS APPARENT.

Narrative: FLT FROM ZZZ AT 5000 FT HAD A BIRD STRIKE WITH A GOOSE. ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL BUT WANTED TO RETURN TO ZZZ JUST IN CASE THERE WAS DAMAGE THAT I COULD NOT DETECT OR FEEL. I SAW THE BIRD AND FELT IT SO I KNEW WE HIT ONE AND LOOKED AT THE ENG INSTS RIGHT AWAY. NO CHANGE IN ENG PARAMETERS SO I FELT COMFORTABLE RETURNING TO ZZZ WITHOUT DECLARING AN EMER. LANDED NORMAL AND TAXI TO GATE NORMAL. SHUT DOWN AND CALLED MAINT AND DID A WALKAROUND TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE TO ACFT. MAINT WAS ALREADY ON THE SCENE AND ALREADY FOUND BIRD PARTS IN THE ENG AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE ENG DID WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO AND SEPARATED SOME PARTS AND INGESTED OTHERS WITH NO DAMAGE. WE CHANGED AIRPLANES AND CONTINUED ON OUR MERRY WAY.

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.