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Single engine training flight had a midair with a bird near tcy; ca. While determining the extent of the damage the aircraft was allowed to descend to 900 ft near hills. Lvk tower personnel call the crew about a low altitude alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 860155 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TCY.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 1085 Flight Crew Type 750 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Approximately 4 NM east of tcy; enroute to lvk; aircraft experienced a bird strike. Due to night conditions; extent of damage could not be determined while in the air. While in the process of assessing severity of situation; I inadvertently allowed the plane to descend to approximately 900 ft AGL; at which point lvk tower issued an advisory to us regarding our altitude and inquired as to whether or not we had the field in sight. Once on the ground; we determined that the bird strike was a glancing blow and did not cause structural damage. Looking back on the incident; I realize that I should not have allowed myself to be distracted away from my principal duty of flying the airplane; regardless of what the impact damage may have been.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: single engine training flight had a midair with a bird near TCY; CA. While determining the extent of the damage the aircraft was allowed to descend to 900 FT near hills. LVK Tower personnel call the crew about a low altitude alert.
Narrative: Approximately 4 NM East of TCY; enroute to LVK; aircraft experienced a bird strike. Due to night conditions; extent of damage could not be determined while in the air. While in the process of assessing severity of situation; I inadvertently allowed the plane to descend to approximately 900 FT AGL; at which point LVK Tower issued an advisory to us regarding our altitude and inquired as to whether or not we had the field in sight. Once on the ground; we determined that the bird strike was a glancing blow and did not cause structural damage. Looking back on the incident; I realize that I should not have allowed myself to be distracted away from my principal duty of flying the airplane; regardless of what the impact damage may have been.
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.