Twin engine aircraft returns to land following bird strike in pwk airspace.

Attributes
ACN	414630
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 15
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pwk
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	414630
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Position and hold runway 34. Prior to takeoff I looked left, right, and down the runway to ensure that it was clear. I started the takeoff roll after clearance received. At the point of rotation, I noticed 2 geese that were headed right for the nose of the aircraft. I immediately raised the gear, but one of the geese turned towards the airplane, while the other turned away. The gear came up normally but displayed a red gear unsafe light. I cycled the gear and came in for a landing that was uneventful. On the ground there were no mechanics and the line crew and I cleaned the aircraft, and replaced two landing bulbs, which were the only things broken. The rest of the flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWIN ENG ACFT RETURNS TO LAND FOLLOWING BIRD STRIKE IN PWK AIRSPACE.

Narrative: POS AND HOLD RWY 34. PRIOR TO TKOF I LOOKED L, R, AND DOWN THE RWY TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS CLR. I STARTED THE TKOF ROLL AFTER CLRNC RECEIVED. AT THE POINT OF ROTATION, I NOTICED 2 GEESE THAT WERE HEADED RIGHT FOR THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. I IMMEDIATELY RAISED THE GEAR, BUT ONE OF THE GEESE TURNED TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE, WHILE THE OTHER TURNED AWAY. THE GEAR CAME UP NORMALLY BUT DISPLAYED A RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. I CYCLED THE GEAR AND CAME IN FOR A LNDG THAT WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON THE GND THERE WERE NO MECHS AND THE LINE CREW AND I CLEANED THE ACFT, AND REPLACED TWO LNDG BULBS, WHICH WERE THE ONLY THINGS BROKEN. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.