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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 444928 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 444928 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : animal inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Dfw tower. Location: runway 13R touchdown. In landing flare to runway 13R at dfw a large flock of small birds was sitting in the touchdown zone area. They got up and flew as we were touching down. We encountered numerous bird strikes as a result. Aircraft was inspected by maintenance. No apparent damage noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F100 ENCOUNTERS MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES ON LNDG DFW.
Narrative: DFW TWR. LOCATION: RWY 13R TOUCHDOWN. IN LNDG FLARE TO RWY 13R AT DFW A LARGE FLOCK OF SMALL BIRDS WAS SITTING IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE AREA. THEY GOT UP AND FLEW AS WE WERE TOUCHING DOWN. WE ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS BIRD STRIKES AS A RESULT. ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINT. NO APPARENT DAMAGE NOTED.
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.