Air carrier super MD80 bird strike over the runway threshold at 150 ft. Damage to right engine.

Attributes
ACN	449667
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Location: runway threshold. Approximately 150 ft AGL, struck what appeared to be a large owl or hawk. On walkaround inspection with maintenance personnel, noted bird struck nose gear. Bird's wing was lodged in nose gear. Upon further inspection, the remaining bird parts appeared on stator vane's right engine. Aircraft was then grounded by maintenance until further inspection. If any questions, please contact me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR SUPER MD80 BIRD STRIKE OVER THE RWY THRESHOLD AT 150 FT. DAMAGE TO R ENG.

Narrative: LOCATION: RWY THRESHOLD. APPROX 150 FT AGL, STRUCK WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LARGE OWL OR HAWK. ON WALKAROUND INSPECTION WITH MAINT PERSONNEL, NOTED BIRD STRUCK NOSE GEAR. BIRD'S WING WAS LODGED IN NOSE GEAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE REMAINING BIRD PARTS APPEARED ON STATOR VANE'S R ENG. ACFT WAS THEN GNDED BY MAINT UNTIL FURTHER INSPECTION. IF ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

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.