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A bird strike causing concern about the viability of their engines causes a crew to delay the turn on the assigned departure out of hpn leading to questions by the controller and a revised altitude clearance to resolve a traffic conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 635896 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 635896 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : birds non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On initial climb out from hpn, after rotation around 500 ft we took a couple of bird strikes on the left side of the airplane. We were monitoring the airplane and engine indications for a possible emergency, our engine-out procedure calls for a left turn to 100 degrees, and the departure procedure a right turn to 320 degrees at 800 ft at 190 KTS. We briefed both preflight. We were deciding whether a tight turn at slow airspeed and climb was the best course of action if we lost an engine. I was beginning our turn on the departure procedure when ATC queried about our heading and altitude. He then reported the traffic and told us to climb to 4000 ft from 3000 ft immediately. We had the aircraft in sight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BIRD STRIKE CAUSING CONCERN ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF THEIR ENGS CAUSES A CREW TO DELAY THE TURN ON THE ASSIGNED DEP OUT OF HPN LEADING TO QUESTIONS BY THE CTLR AND A REVISED ALT CLRNC TO RESOLVE A TFC CONFLICT.
Narrative: ON INITIAL CLBOUT FROM HPN, AFTER ROTATION AROUND 500 FT WE TOOK A COUPLE OF BIRD STRIKES ON THE L SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. WE WERE MONITORING THE AIRPLANE AND ENG INDICATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE EMER, OUR ENG-OUT PROC CALLS FOR A L TURN TO 100 DEGS, AND THE DEP PROC A R TURN TO 320 DEGS AT 800 FT AT 190 KTS. WE BRIEFED BOTH PREFLT. WE WERE DECIDING WHETHER A TIGHT TURN AT SLOW AIRSPD AND CLB WAS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IF WE LOST AN ENG. I WAS BEGINNING OUR TURN ON THE DEP PROC WHEN ATC QUERIED ABOUT OUR HDG AND ALT. HE THEN RPTED THE TFC AND TOLD US TO CLB TO 4000 FT FROM 3000 FT IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD THE ACFT IN SIGHT.
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.