B737-300 on a gso ILS approach encountered flock of geese resulting some geese striking aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	562743
Time
Date	200210
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gso.tower tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	562743
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	562749
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Flight was crossing runway 23 threshold in gso during an ILS approach when a flock of geese came into view from below on the first officer's side or the aircraft. Several geese made contact with the aircraft prior to touchdown. Landing uneventful, taxied to the gate. There was no bird activity reported by tower nor was any information mentioned in the ATIS report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 ON A GSO ILS APCH ENCOUNTERED FLOCK OF GEESE RESULTING SOME GEESE STRIKING ACFT.

Narrative: FLT WAS CROSSING RWY 23 THRESHOLD IN GSO DURING AN ILS APCH WHEN A FLOCK OF GEESE CAME INTO VIEW FROM BELOW ON THE FO'S SIDE OR THE ACFT. SEVERAL GEESE MADE CONTACT WITH THE ACFT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. LNDG UNEVENTFUL, TAXIED TO THE GATE. THERE WAS NO BIRD ACTIVITY RPTED BY TWR NOR WAS ANY INFO MENTIONED IN THE ATIS RPT.

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.