Reporter departing bkl encountered birds.

Attributes
ACN	130978
Time
Date	198912
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	130978
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Departing on runway 06L at bkl, SID instructions state a climbing left turn to a 330 degree heading and to 2000' to a specific intersection. After completing the turn to 330 degrees (over lake erie), and passing through 1900' for 2000', a flock of sea gulls (approximately 20 birds) appeared directly in my flight path (both above and below). Impact was almost certain and evasive action had to be taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER DEPARTING BKL ENCOUNTERED BIRDS.

Narrative: DEPARTING ON RWY 06L AT BKL, SID INSTRUCTIONS STATE A CLBING LEFT TURN TO A 330 DEG HDG AND TO 2000' TO A SPECIFIC INTXN. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN TO 330 DEGS (OVER LAKE ERIE), AND PASSING THROUGH 1900' FOR 2000', A FLOCK OF SEA GULLS (APPROX 20 BIRDS) APPEARED DIRECTLY IN MY FLT PATH (BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW). IMPACT WAS ALMOST CERTAIN AND EVASIVE ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.