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Erj first officer reported that a bird strike on takeoff resulted in a return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1721348 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 2391 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
I made takeoff call outs as normal through rotation. As I retracted the landing gear; I noticed the captain slow our climb rate and point outside. I looked to our 1-2 O'clock position and noticed a flock of canada geese; approximately 8 in number; flying in our direction. The captain lowered the nose to attempt to fly below the flock; but there was not enough distance and the flock passed directly above the flight deck windows. This was immediately followed by the sound and sensation of impact(s); and the smell of burning meat. We immediately [advised ATC]; and returned to ZZZ; conducting an overweight landing per SOP.cause: geese coloration blending in with MVFR overcast conditions; and insufficient time to react once flock was sighted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERJ First Officer reported that a bird strike on takeoff resulted in a return to the departure airport.
Narrative: I made takeoff call outs as normal through rotation. As I retracted the landing gear; I noticed the captain slow our climb rate and point outside. I looked to our 1-2 O'clock position and noticed a flock of Canada geese; approximately 8 in number; flying in our direction. The captain lowered the nose to attempt to fly below the flock; but there was not enough distance and the flock passed directly above the flight deck windows. This was immediately followed by the sound and sensation of impact(s); and the smell of burning meat. We immediately [advised ATC]; and returned to ZZZ; conducting an overweight landing per SOP.Cause: Geese coloration blending in with MVFR overcast conditions; and insufficient time to react once flock was sighted.
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.