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A C152 pilot reported a bird strike occurred on takeoff roll; so a rejected takeoff was performed. The reporter touched base with his club and was advised he was okay to fly the aircraft back home; but wonders if he should have had a maintenance signoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 700 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
While on takeoff roll; just prior to lift-off; hawk came across flight path. Hoping it would miss us; I just maintained centerline. Bird impacted prop arc and splattered over the windscreen and right wing. No 'thud' noise occurred; as one would suspect if you took one to the face. Had several thousand feet remaining. Immediately aborted takeoff. Taxied to parking ramp and inspected the aircraft. No damage was detected; only bird residue remained on the windscreen and wing. Prop appeared to be fine. Suspected that bird was nicked by prop and fell aside. I was absolutely certain that there was no structural damage and it seemed as if we just barely hit the thing. Phoned club president and was advised to fly aircraft home provided I felt comfortable with it and found no dents; fractures; etc. Flew aircraft back to base and had our a&P inspect the aircraft. He could find no signs of damage. Plane returned to our line. Not certain if someone could come back later and deem my actions as irresponsible; given the fact that I did not have a licensed mechanic inspect the aircraft before I flew it again. At the time; I felt this was a non-issue. Post flight reflections left me with a feeling of uncertainty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 pilot reported a bird strike occurred on takeoff roll; so a rejected takeoff was performed. The reporter touched base with his club and was advised he was okay to fly the aircraft back home; but wonders if he should have had a maintenance signoff.
Narrative: While on takeoff roll; just prior to lift-off; hawk came across flight path. Hoping it would miss us; I just maintained centerline. Bird impacted prop arc and splattered over the windscreen and right wing. No 'thud' noise occurred; as one would suspect if you took one to the face. Had several thousand feet remaining. Immediately aborted takeoff. Taxied to parking ramp and inspected the aircraft. No damage was detected; only bird residue remained on the windscreen and wing. Prop appeared to be fine. Suspected that bird was nicked by prop and fell aside. I was absolutely certain that there was no structural damage and it seemed as if we just barely hit the thing. Phoned club president and was advised to fly aircraft home provided I felt comfortable with it and found no dents; fractures; etc. Flew aircraft back to base and had our A&P inspect the aircraft. He could find no signs of damage. Plane returned to our line. Not certain if someone could come back later and deem my actions as irresponsible; given the fact that I did not have a licensed mechanic inspect the aircraft before I flew it again. At the time; I felt this was a non-issue. Post flight reflections left me with a feeling of uncertainty.
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.