Pilot of an small transport twin turbo propeller had bird strike during approach to land causing no apparent damage to the aircraft's wing leading edge.

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Attributes
ACN	334240
Time
Date	199604
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oun
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oun
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	334240
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In the descent to land at oun several medium size birds were encountered. It was later determined after landing that we had taken a bird strike on the leading edge of the wing just outside the left engine nacelle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN TURBO PROP HAD BIRD STRIKE DURING APCH TO LAND CAUSING NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT'S WING LEADING EDGE.

Narrative: IN THE DSCNT TO LAND AT OUN SEVERAL MEDIUM SIZE BIRDS WERE ENCOUNTERED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED AFTER LNDG THAT WE HAD TAKEN A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING JUST OUTSIDE THE L ENG NACELLE.

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.