Multiple bird strike on final by a BE40 flight crew, 5 mi north of oma, northeast.

Attributes
ACN	579415
Time
Date	200304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oma.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 7270 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	579415
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

This is simply to report a bird strike while finishing a check ride for an MU300/BE400 type rating. While on final landing approach for runway 18 at oma, we spotted birds in front of us. There was no time to go around them because they were white birds against the white background of a distant cloud. We hit 3 birds, one on each windshield, and one hit the aoa probe. No damage could be found. I was the tce acting as a PNF in the right seat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKE ON FINAL BY A BE40 FLT CREW, 5 MI N OF OMA, NE.

Narrative: THIS IS SIMPLY TO RPT A BIRD STRIKE WHILE FINISHING A CHK RIDE FOR AN MU300/BE400 TYPE RATING. WHILE ON FINAL LNDG APCH FOR RWY 18 AT OMA, WE SPOTTED BIRDS IN FRONT OF US. THERE WAS NO TIME TO GO AROUND THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE WHITE BIRDS AGAINST THE WHITE BACKGROUND OF A DISTANT CLOUD. WE HIT 3 BIRDS, ONE ON EACH WINDSHIELD, AND ONE HIT THE AOA PROBE. NO DAMAGE COULD BE FOUND. I WAS THE TCE ACTING AS A PNF IN THE R SEAT.

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.