Robinson R44 pilot encounters birds on approach.

Attributes
ACN	704416
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Robinson R44
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 110 flight time type : 74
ASRS Report	704416
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : birds inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was on final. As I was terminating [approaching] the landing I was crossing a small pond. As I crossed the pond there were apparently some ducks on the shore. They flew in front of my windscreen. I pulled back on the cyclic and the tail rotor struck the surface of the water. I then nosed the ship forward and landed on the shore with my tail cone still partially extended over the water.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROBINSON R44 PLT ENCOUNTERS BIRDS ON APCH.

Narrative: I WAS ON FINAL. AS I WAS TERMINATING [APCHING] THE LNDG I WAS XING A SMALL POND. AS I CROSSED THE POND THERE WERE APPARENTLY SOME DUCKS ON THE SHORE. THEY FLEW IN FRONT OF MY WINDSCREEN. I PULLED BACK ON THE CYCLIC AND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. I THEN NOSED THE SHIP FORWARD AND LANDED ON THE SHORE WITH MY TAIL CONE STILL PARTIALLY EXTENDED OVER THE WATER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.