A B1900 crew, departing from phx, had a bird strike at 500 ft, damaging the wing.

Attributes
ACN	539451
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors arrival star : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	539451
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

At approximately 500 ft AGL, a bird strike occurred on the outboard right wing. We immediately initiated plans to return to the field. Upon further inspection on downwind, a major fuel leak was discovered and an emergency was declared. We landed and deplaned aircraft on taxiway C without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B1900 CREW, DEPARTING FROM PHX, HAD A BIRD STRIKE AT 500 FT, DAMAGING THE WING.

Narrative: AT APPROX 500 FT AGL, A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED ON THE OUTBOARD R WING. WE IMMEDIATELY INITIATED PLANS TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ON DOWNWIND, A MAJOR FUEL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED. WE LANDED AND DEPLANED ACFT ON TXWY C WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.