Flight crew of a british jetstream, BAE3100 (BA31), declared an emergency and returned to land overweight due to loss of power in left engine caused by a bird strike just after takeoff in an initial climb.

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Attributes
ACN	404220
Time
Date	199806
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 3850 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	404220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	404219
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We had a bird strike over runway 30L at stl about 100 ft AGL. The bird entered the left engine and we lost about 30-40% torque. We declared an emergency and returned to stl without further incident. On postflt inspection, the left engine showed evidence of a bird strike and the first compressor blades were damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A BRITISH JETSTREAM, BAE3100 (BA31), DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND OVERWT DUE TO LOSS OF PWR IN L ENG CAUSED BY A BIRD STRIKE JUST AFTER TKOF IN AN INITIAL CLB.

Narrative: WE HAD A BIRD STRIKE OVER RWY 30L AT STL ABOUT 100 FT AGL. THE BIRD ENTERED THE L ENG AND WE LOST ABOUT 30-40% TORQUE. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO STL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON POSTFLT INSPECTION, THE L ENG SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE AND THE FIRST COMPRESSOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED.

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.