Takeoff aborted after bird strike occurs.

Attributes
ACN	298550
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okc
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	298550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Departing runway 31 okc, encountered a large flock of sea gulls, approximately 30 in number. Numerous gulls struck the aircraft and an abort was initiated at 130 KTS. After the abort we were told to back taxi on runway 31. At the intersection of runway 35L and runway 31 at least 4 dead gulls could be seen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED AFTER BIRD STRIKE OCCURS.

Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 31 OKC, ENCOUNTERED A LARGE FLOCK OF SEA GULLS, APPROX 30 IN NUMBER. NUMEROUS GULLS STRUCK THE ACFT AND AN ABORT WAS INITIATED AT 130 KTS. AFTER THE ABORT WE WERE TOLD TO BACK TAXI ON RWY 31. AT THE INTXN OF RWY 35L AND RWY 31 AT LEAST 4 DEAD GULLS COULD BE SEEN.

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.