Falcon flight crew departing teb report bird strikes at rotation. When flight control mode goes to high speed flight crew elects to return for uneventful landing.

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Attributes
ACN	808079
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Dassault-Breguet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : n/a
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	808079
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Severe clear conditions; we were cleared for takeoff on runway about 3 mins after a small citation jet departed. Accelerated down runway and after passing V1; PNF noticed birds; then PF noticed birds. Birds were all sitting on the centerline of the runway. Since we were passed V1 we were committed to go flying. At vr; started a gentle rotation at 125 KTS and accelerating. Upon braking ground; birds saw aircraft and decided to fly. Aircraft and birds met at approximately 10-20 ft above runway. Loud impact on left side of aircraft. No abnormal engine indications. In the turn on departure; noticed flight controls went into high speed mode making them stiff. At that point; we asked the tower for an immediate return to field. Return was granted and we flew right traffic to our departure runway and landed. Damage was to left side stall/angle of attack vane; #1 engine inlet and generator inlet; right inboard leading edge slat; and right outboard leading edge slat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FALCON FLT CREW DEPARTING TEB REPORT BIRD STRIKES AT ROTATION. WHEN FLIGHT CONTROL MODE GOES TO HIGH SPEED FLT CREW ELECTS TO RETURN FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

Narrative: SEVERE CLR CONDITIONS; WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY ABOUT 3 MINS AFTER A SMALL CITATION JET DEPARTED. ACCELERATED DOWN RWY AND AFTER PASSING V1; PNF NOTICED BIRDS; THEN PF NOTICED BIRDS. BIRDS WERE ALL SITTING ON THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY. SINCE WE WERE PASSED V1 WE WERE COMMITTED TO GO FLYING. AT VR; STARTED A GENTLE ROTATION AT 125 KTS AND ACCELERATING. UPON BRAKING GND; BIRDS SAW ACFT AND DECIDED TO FLY. ACFT AND BIRDS MET AT APPROX 10-20 FT ABOVE RWY. LOUD IMPACT ON L SIDE OF ACFT. NO ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS. IN THE TURN ON DEP; NOTICED FLT CTLS WENT INTO HIGH SPD MODE MAKING THEM STIFF. AT THAT POINT; WE ASKED THE TWR FOR AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO FIELD. RETURN WAS GRANTED AND WE FLEW R TFC TO OUR DEP RWY AND LANDED. DAMAGE WAS TO L SIDE STALL/ANGLE OF ATTACK VANE; #1 ENG INLET AND GENERATOR INLET; R INBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT; AND R OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.