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Emb-170 captain reports taking evasive action shortly after takeoff to avoid a flock of seagulls. No bird strikes occur and the flight continues to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1193633 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SAN.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
A few seconds after takeoff while climbing through approximately 500-800 ft AGL the first officer and I saw a flock of birds right in our path. I quickly determined that the birds were very large seagulls and we needed to deviate from our standard climb path. In my opinion the size of these birds warranted a relatively aggressive maneuver to avoid severe damage to the aircraft. Both altitude and speed permitted; so I banked the aircraft to the right. The flock split; 2 seagulls went low left 2 or 3 went high right. In the initial bank we did get an oral warning 'bank angle' from the aircraft. Once we were clear of the flock I rolled wings level and returned to a standard climb profile. Both the first officer and I agreed that we did avoid the birds and that continuing was acceptable and safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-170 Captain reports taking evasive action shortly after takeoff to avoid a flock of seagulls. No bird strikes occur and the flight continues to destination.
Narrative: A few seconds after takeoff while climbing through approximately 500-800 FT AGL the First Officer and I saw a flock of birds right in our path. I quickly determined that the birds were very large seagulls and we needed to deviate from our standard climb path. In my opinion the size of these birds warranted a relatively aggressive maneuver to avoid severe damage to the aircraft. Both altitude and speed permitted; so I banked the aircraft to the right. The flock split; 2 seagulls went low left 2 or 3 went high right. In the initial bank we did get an oral warning 'Bank Angle' from the aircraft. Once we were clear of the flock I rolled wings level and returned to a standard climb profile. Both the First Officer and I agreed that we did avoid the birds and that continuing was acceptable and safe.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.