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A landing EMB120 experiences a bird strike while touching down. Captain inspected aircraft on the ground, found no damage and continued flight. 10 days later reporter found out that aircraft should have been inspected by mechanic before operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354636 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rsw |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11300 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 354636 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 354653 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We hit a small bird while landing at rsw. The bird was about 3 or 4 ounces and we hit him doing about 90 or 95 KTS at the right lower corner of the captain's windshield. After landing I reported it to the control tower and then did a preflight of the aircraft. No damage was seen so we returned to mco. 10 days later I was informed that the FAA considered the aircraft grounded until inspected by a mechanic. I have never heard of any policy regarding bird strikes and the aircraft being grounded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LNDG EMB120 EXPERIENCES A BIRD STRIKE WHILE TOUCHING DOWN. CAPT INSPECTED ACFT ON THE GND, FOUND NO DAMAGE AND CONTINUED FLT. 10 DAYS LATER RPTR FOUND OUT THAT ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY MECH BEFORE OP.
Narrative: WE HIT A SMALL BIRD WHILE LNDG AT RSW. THE BIRD WAS ABOUT 3 OR 4 OUNCES AND WE HIT HIM DOING ABOUT 90 OR 95 KTS AT THE R LOWER CORNER OF THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD. AFTER LNDG I RPTED IT TO THE CTL TWR AND THEN DID A PREFLT OF THE ACFT. NO DAMAGE WAS SEEN SO WE RETURNED TO MCO. 10 DAYS LATER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAA CONSIDERED THE ACFT GROUNDED UNTIL INSPECTED BY A MECH. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY POLICY REGARDING BIRD STRIKES AND THE ACFT BEING GROUNDED.
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.