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A BE33 pilot has to make a low early turn when departing C77, il, when he spots a flock of birds in his path. Pilot cites airport problem with man made lakes nearby that attracts bird population.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : c77 |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 227 flight time total : 20928 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 410485 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
I had just rotated and had the landing gear coming up when I noticed a flock of birds flying directly in my climb out flight path ahead. I had to make an immediate left turn at about 100 ft to avoid the birds. The airport that this happened has 2 large ponds by the runway and a larger pond 1/4 mi away that have been made less than 2 yrs ago. This has attracted ducks and canadian geese to stay at or by the airport. 2 days earlier, I had to make a low approach to move a flock of geese off the runway halfway down the runway before I could land. This fall, we will have even more ducks and geese. Recommend that airport state officials work better with local airport operators in developing their airports.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE33 PLT HAS TO MAKE A LOW EARLY TURN WHEN DEPARTING C77, IL, WHEN HE SPOTS A FLOCK OF BIRDS IN HIS PATH. PLT CITES ARPT PROB WITH MAN MADE LAKES NEARBY THAT ATTRACTS BIRD POPULATION.
Narrative: I HAD JUST ROTATED AND HAD THE LNDG GEAR COMING UP WHEN I NOTICED A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLYING DIRECTLY IN MY CLBOUT FLT PATH AHEAD. I HAD TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE L TURN AT ABOUT 100 FT TO AVOID THE BIRDS. THE ARPT THAT THIS HAPPENED HAS 2 LARGE PONDS BY THE RWY AND A LARGER POND 1/4 MI AWAY THAT HAVE BEEN MADE LESS THAN 2 YRS AGO. THIS HAS ATTRACTED DUCKS AND CANADIAN GEESE TO STAY AT OR BY THE ARPT. 2 DAYS EARLIER, I HAD TO MAKE A LOW APCH TO MOVE A FLOCK OF GEESE OFF THE RWY HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY BEFORE I COULD LAND. THIS FALL, WE WILL HAVE EVEN MORE DUCKS AND GEESE. RECOMMEND THAT ARPT STATE OFFICIALS WORK BETTER WITH LCL ARPT OPERATORS IN DEVELOPING THEIR ARPTS.
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.