Commuter light transport bird strike ingestion on takeoff causes takeoff abort.

Attributes
ACN	162099
Time
Date	199011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	162099
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	162020
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Taking off on runway 18 south bend, in. Began takeoff roll at 70 KTS I took the controls (first officer), a few seconds later a small flock of birds came up in the path of the aircraft but missed us. Just when we thought they were gone three or four more flocks came up, so we aborted the takeoff. But in the process birds struck the aircraft going into the engine inlets damaging both engines. We shut one end down after the abort while rolling out. No injuries or damage to the aircraft occurred other than the engines. After the aircraft was on the ramp and people deplaned, the FAA ramp checked us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT BIRD STRIKE INGESTION ON TKOF CAUSES TKOF ABORT.

Narrative: TAKING OFF ON RWY 18 S BEND, IN. BEGAN TKOF ROLL AT 70 KTS I TOOK THE CTLS (F/O), A FEW SECS LATER A SMALL FLOCK OF BIRDS CAME UP IN THE PATH OF THE ACFT BUT MISSED US. JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT THEY WERE GONE THREE OR FOUR MORE FLOCKS CAME UP, SO WE ABORTED THE TKOF. BUT IN THE PROCESS BIRDS STRUCK THE ACFT GOING INTO THE ENG INLETS DAMAGING BOTH ENGS. WE SHUT ONE END DOWN AFTER THE ABORT WHILE ROLLING OUT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OCCURRED OTHER THAN THE ENGS. AFTER THE ACFT WAS ON THE RAMP AND PEOPLE DEPLANED, THE FAA RAMP CHKED US.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.