A320 bird strike on short final to dca.

Attributes
ACN	556179
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	556179
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Hit bird on short final. Hit underside of aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 BIRD STRIKE ON SHORT FINAL TO DCA.

Narrative: HIT BIRD ON SHORT FINAL. HIT UNDERSIDE OF ACFT.

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.