C-172 flight instructor reported hitting 2 geese when returning to airport.

Attributes
ACN	979969
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 500 Flight Crew Type 125
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

Narrative:

As I returned from a flight with a student in we had a bird strike as we made our way back into the airport. We were about a 5-6 mile final straight in to 32 when we hit 2 geese. I immediately informed ATC and took control of the aircraft and made a safe landing into the airport on the runway. I did not declare an emergency when asked if I needed assistance because at that time there did not seem to be any issue with the engine. I did immediately notice the very large smear on the upper left of the windscreen and it appeared as though the windscreen had been pushed rearward out of place and the pilot's left side of the windscreen where it curves rearward (in the elbow of the window frame) appeared to lose it's seal. I made minimal engine adjustments and made a safe landing then immediately taxied to base and spoke with maintenance. ATC provided me with the phone number to contact the shift supervisor to provide him some info for their report. Airport ops came by and took a swab of the remains on the aircraft to have it sent in for identification and for their report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C-172 Flight Instructor reported hitting 2 geese when returning to airport.

Narrative: As I returned from a flight with a student in we had a bird strike as we made our way back into the airport. We were about a 5-6 mile final straight in to 32 when we hit 2 geese. I immediately informed ATC and took control of the aircraft and made a safe landing into the airport on the runway. I did not declare an emergency when asked if I needed assistance because at that time there did not seem to be any issue with the engine. I did immediately notice the very large smear on the upper left of the windscreen and it appeared as though the windscreen had been pushed rearward out of place and the pilot's left side of the windscreen where it curves rearward (in the elbow of the window frame) appeared to lose it's seal. I made minimal engine adjustments and made a safe landing then immediately taxied to base and spoke with Maintenance. ATC provided me with the phone number to contact the shift supervisor to provide him some info for their report. Airport Ops came by and took a swab of the remains on the aircraft to have it sent in for identification and for their 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.