Massive bird strike to an medium large transport air carrier aircraft after touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	248324
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdt
State Reference	PA
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	248324
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approximately 1000 ft after touchdown aircraft struck approximately 200 birds that were flocking on the runway. ATC information advised of possible bird activity in the airport area, however, if I had known that the bird activity amounted to thousands of birds in and around the runway, I would have never landed when I did. Airline maintenance inspected aircraft air frame and engines and found no damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MASSIVE BIRD STRIKE TO AN MLG ACR ACFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: APPROX 1000 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ACFT STRUCK APPROX 200 BIRDS THAT WERE FLOCKING ON THE RWY. ATC INFO ADVISED OF POSSIBLE BIRD ACTIVITY IN THE ARPT AREA, HOWEVER, IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THE BIRD ACTIVITY AMOUNTED TO THOUSANDS OF BIRDS IN AND AROUND THE RWY, I WOULD HAVE NEVER LANDED WHEN I DID. AIRLINE MAINT INSPECTED ACFT AIR FRAME AND ENGS AND FOUND NO DAMAGE.

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.