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Attributes | |
ACN | 878811 |
Time | |
Date | 201003 |
Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | MCO.Airport |
State Reference | FL |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
Events | |
Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
During landing; (flare; touch down); several small birds attacked aircraft. Due to lack of river water for ditching and the fact touchdown was imminent; landing was continued without incident. Tower was notified promptly after clearing runway. During post-flight; first officer noted at least two suicides had been achieved: one by use of the 'head-butt' method into the left side of aircraft. The second (apparently) by fire as maintenance discovered charred remains and feathery material in right engine. All other important information was relayed to dispatcher and can be found in his report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Series Captain reported several bird strikes while landing at MCO.
Narrative: During landing; (flare; touch down); several small birds attacked aircraft. Due to lack of river water for ditching and the fact touchdown was imminent; landing was continued without incident. Tower was notified promptly after clearing runway. During post-flight; First Officer noted at least two suicides had been achieved: One by use of the 'head-butt' method into the left side of aircraft. The second (apparently) by fire as Maintenance discovered charred remains and feathery material in right engine. All other important information was relayed to Dispatcher and can be found in his report.
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.