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B777 captain reports evasive action to avoid geese at 500 ft AGL during approach to ord.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 826477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Other Straight In |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 23000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Near miss with geese. After 500 ft AGL; both first officer and I saw geese approaching windshields from left to right. I waited a moment to see if they would tuck and dive; but they continued on course. Through aggressive use of rudder; elevator and aileron; I maneuvered the nose under and left of geese. Did not feel any impact. Rest of landing was normal. Advised ord tower and had the relief pilot advise passengers prior to landing of what happened with near miss of geese. After block-in; discussed with aft flight attendants to see if they had heard any impacts on tail surfaces. I believe we were able to miss geese by putting them above the fuselage. Talked directly with maintenance who met aircraft at gate as we were not able as pilots to walk around aircraft due to customs; etc. I have seen geese on 3 of the last 4 legs while flying at ord. The other sightings were around 4;000 ft MSL and did not require maneuvering aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 Captain reports evasive action to avoid geese at 500 FT AGL during approach to ORD.
Narrative: Near miss with geese. After 500 FT AGL; both First Officer and I saw geese approaching windshields from left to right. I waited a moment to see if they would tuck and dive; but they continued on course. Through aggressive use of rudder; elevator and aileron; I maneuvered the nose under and left of geese. Did not feel any impact. Rest of landing was normal. Advised ORD Tower and had the Relief Pilot advise passengers prior to landing of what happened with near miss of geese. After block-in; discussed with aft Flight Attendants to see if they had heard any impacts on tail surfaces. I believe we were able to miss geese by putting them above the fuselage. Talked directly with maintenance who met aircraft at gate as we were not able as pilots to walk around aircraft due to customs; etc. I have seen geese on 3 of the last 4 legs while flying at ORD. The other sightings were around 4;000 FT MSL and did not require maneuvering aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.