Narrative:

A bird strike occurred at isw airport on runway 20. The WX was VFR and no unusual amount of bird activity was noticed around the airport. Shortly after the takeoff roll, runway 20, approximately 2000 ft down the runway, at 90 KTS a bird was observed lifting off of the center of the runway. Unable to avoid the bird, it struck the left outboard leading edge of the airplane's wing. An aborted takeoff was initiated successfully and taxi back to observe the damage. A 2 inch deep by 11 inch long dent was in the aircraft's left wing. The type bird was later discovered to be a large hawk. All information provided concerning wildlife on or in the vicinity of isw, indicated no such note (NOTAM). After speaking with airport employees they said birds and other wildlife have been a reoccurring problem at the airport. 1 pilot even added that the previous saturday, 2 deer were on the runway when he attempted to land. One last comment, the gentleman who ran the FBO at isw, mentioned that in airport facility directories, and on charts were NOTAMS about birds and animals in previous years -- but for an unknown reason that NOTAM no longer exists. In addition, there is a wildlife refuge near the airport...sandhill wildlife refuge. In my opinion, this incident was unavoidable, but warnings about birds or wildlife might make others even more aware of the possibilities of this danger. Especially, since according to airport employees, it is a reoccurring event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LEAR 31 PLT HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON TKOF ROLL AT ISW.

Narrative: A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED AT ISW ARPT ON RWY 20. THE WX WAS VFR AND NO UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF BIRD ACTIVITY WAS NOTICED AROUND THE ARPT. SHORTLY AFTER THE TKOF ROLL, RWY 20, APPROX 2000 FT DOWN THE RWY, AT 90 KTS A BIRD WAS OBSERVED LIFTING OFF OF THE CTR OF THE RWY. UNABLE TO AVOID THE BIRD, IT STRUCK THE L OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRPLANE'S WING. AN ABORTED TKOF WAS INITIATED SUCCESSFULLY AND TAXI BACK TO OBSERVE THE DAMAGE. A 2 INCH DEEP BY 11 INCH LONG DENT WAS IN THE ACFT'S L WING. THE TYPE BIRD WAS LATER DISCOVERED TO BE A LARGE HAWK. ALL INFO PROVIDED CONCERNING WILDLIFE ON OR IN THE VICINITY OF ISW, INDICATED NO SUCH NOTE (NOTAM). AFTER SPEAKING WITH ARPT EMPLOYEES THEY SAID BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE HAVE BEEN A REOCCURRING PROB AT THE ARPT. 1 PLT EVEN ADDED THAT THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY, 2 DEER WERE ON THE RWY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND. ONE LAST COMMENT, THE GENTLEMAN WHO RAN THE FBO AT ISW, MENTIONED THAT IN ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORIES, AND ON CHARTS WERE NOTAMS ABOUT BIRDS AND ANIMALS IN PREVIOUS YEARS -- BUT FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON THAT NOTAM NO LONGER EXISTS. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A WILDLIFE REFUGE NEAR THE ARPT...SANDHILL WILDLIFE REFUGE. IN MY OPINION, THIS INCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE, BUT WARNINGS ABOUT BIRDS OR WILDLIFE MIGHT MAKE OTHERS EVEN MORE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF THIS DANGER. ESPECIALLY, SINCE ACCORDING TO ARPT EMPLOYEES, IT IS A REOCCURRING EVENT.

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.