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Flight crew of light transport had bird strike immediately after takeoff at cle. No vibration or other indications of problem with flight. Continued to cak, destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 187164 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle tower : cps |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 187164 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight bound from cleveland to cak received a bird strike on the left propeller and wing. Approximately 50 ft AGL after takeoff, we experienced no vibrations nor abnormalities at all; therefore, we proceeded to cak as planned. Upon completion of the flight the captain made a visual inspection of the propeller and wing and determined that there was no damage. The captain called maintenance who inspected the aircraft and found it airworthy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LTT HAD BIRD STRIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AT CLE. NO VIBRATION OR OTHER INDICATIONS OF PROBLEM WITH FLT. CONTINUED TO CAK, DEST.
Narrative: FLT BOUND FROM CLEVELAND TO CAK RECEIVED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE L PROP AND WING. APPROX 50 FT AGL AFTER TKOF, WE EXPERIENCED NO VIBRATIONS NOR ABNORMALITIES AT ALL; THEREFORE, WE PROCEEDED TO CAK AS PLANNED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FLT THE CAPT MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PROP AND WING AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE CAPT CALLED MAINT WHO INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND IT AIRWORTHY.
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.