Bird strike. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	310821
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdg
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdg
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2014 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	310821
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Climbing to 3000 ft (through 1400-1500 ft) in MVFR/IFR when medium to large bird appeared in front of us. I took over controls from student and banked left to avoid bird. Bird impacted on right wing, approximately 3 ft from tip. Alerted ATC of bird strike and initially requested to return to home base airport (6pa4). After a second look at wing, elected to land at rdg to inspect damage. Entered downwind runway 36 and landed. Inspected damage. It appeared to have created a flat spot on leading edge of wing approximately 4 inches by 4 inches. Aircraft remains at rdg awaiting repairs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE.

Narrative: CLBING TO 3000 FT (THROUGH 1400-1500 FT) IN MVFR/IFR WHEN MEDIUM TO LARGE BIRD APPEARED IN FRONT OF US. I TOOK OVER CTLS FROM STUDENT AND BANKED L TO AVOID BIRD. BIRD IMPACTED ON R WING, APPROX 3 FT FROM TIP. ALERTED ATC OF BIRD STRIKE AND INITIALLY REQUESTED TO RETURN TO HOME BASE ARPT (6PA4). AFTER A SECOND LOOK AT WING, ELECTED TO LAND AT RDG TO INSPECT DAMAGE. ENTERED DOWNWIND RWY 36 AND LANDED. INSPECTED DAMAGE. IT APPEARED TO HAVE CREATED A FLAT SPOT ON LEADING EDGE OF WING APPROX 4 INCHES BY 4 INCHES. ACFT REMAINS AT RDG AWAITING REPAIRS.

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.