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A PA28 pilot reports geese on the bdr runway causing an emergency stop during landing roll to avoid striking them.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 741708 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 741708 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : animal non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airport |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
ILS to runway 6. Landed and ATC local said exit at taxiway H. Advised; unable. Too fast. At that moment saw 3 canada geese on centerline of runway with 1 or 2 goslings. They were walking left to right. Applied heavy braking and stopped 10 ft short of them; advised tower at same time and they sent following aircraft around. Geese cleared runway and we continued to parking. PF did not see the geese; so I got on the brakes. A larger or faster aircraft could not have avoided this incursion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 PILOT REPORTS GEESE ON THE BDR RWY CAUSING AN EMERGENCY STOP DURING LNDG ROLL TO AVOID STRIKING THEM.
Narrative: ILS TO RWY 6. LANDED AND ATC LCL SAID EXIT AT TXWY H. ADVISED; UNABLE. TOO FAST. AT THAT MOMENT SAW 3 CANADA GEESE ON CTRLINE OF RWY WITH 1 OR 2 GOSLINGS. THEY WERE WALKING L TO R. APPLIED HVY BRAKING AND STOPPED 10 FT SHORT OF THEM; ADVISED TWR AT SAME TIME AND THEY SENT FOLLOWING ACFT AROUND. GEESE CLRED RWY AND WE CONTINUED TO PARKING. PF DID NOT SEE THE GEESE; SO I GOT ON THE BRAKES. A LARGER OR FASTER ACFT COULD NOT HAVE AVOIDED THIS INCURSION.
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.