<< >> NASA ASRS Report 590449, July 2003

Bird strike during an attempted night training flight with a student a C172 CFI aborts their takeoff when seeing geese on the runway at dkx, tn.

Attributes
ACN	590449
Time
Date	200307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dkx.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	590449
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : animal other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Several canadian geese were on the runway (26 at dkx) on a night takeoff during a training flight. When I noticed that we were upon the geese, I took the controls and aborted the takeoff. Several geese are on the airport routinely and I found it impossible to see them until it was too late to avoid them. I recommend some type of tape (ie -- fox sounds) which might discourage them from staying here.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE DURING AN ATTEMPTED NIGHT TRAINING FLT WITH A STUDENT A C172 CFI ABORTS THEIR TKOF WHEN SEEING GEESE ON THE RWY AT DKX, TN.

Narrative: SEVERAL CANADIAN GEESE WERE ON THE RWY (26 AT DKX) ON A NIGHT TKOF DURING A TRAINING FLT. WHEN I NOTICED THAT WE WERE UPON THE GEESE, I TOOK THE CTLS AND ABORTED THE TKOF. SEVERAL GEESE ARE ON THE ARPT ROUTINELY AND I FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THEM UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO AVOID THEM. I RECOMMEND SOME TYPE OF TAPE (IE -- FOX SOUNDS) WHICH MIGHT DISCOURAGE THEM FROM STAYING HERE.

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.