Narrative:

Crew scheduling and the flight duty officer insisted we were legal to fly the entire flight sequence even after the bird strike emergency in which we returned to ZZZ after hitting several birds and having blood/guts all over the windshield and having declared an emergency to immediately return to ZZZ with all the emergency equipment scrambled. We took care of the cabin crew; the passenger; and the aircraft and fortunately nothing catastrophic happened. As such it almost seemed like a non-event to the cabin crew and passenger as we up front acted like a buffer to the real danger and potentially catastrophic consequences. We had performed our respective jobs perfectly. However I should have excused myself from flying for the rest of the night as I was in an agitated state from the emergency. Next time I declare any type of emergency; this pilot will call it a day. The overriding concern of the company was to get the plane to ZZZ1 and no one checked or asked about any cirp (critical incident response principles) to myself or my copilot. We were entirely on our own and after thoughtful reflection of the events; I will never go flying again after declaring an emergency. We are not machines that should be expected to perform all night after an emergency. Safety at this company is just a word. Flight crew are totally on their own and the first to be blamed if anything goes awry. Place the flight crew into crew rest after any emergency or traumatic event. No consideration by company for the welfare of the flight crew after an emergency/life threatening event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES ON TKOF AND AN EMER RETURN; A CAPT AND HIS CREW ARE FORCED TO FLY ALTHOUGH HE FELT HIS LIFE THREATENED BY THIS TRAUMATIC EVENT.

Narrative: CREW SCHEDULING AND THE FLT DUTY OFFICER INSISTED WE WERE LEGAL TO FLY THE ENTIRE FLT SEQUENCE EVEN AFTER THE BIRD STRIKE EMER IN WHICH WE RETURNED TO ZZZ AFTER HITTING SEVERAL BIRDS AND HAVING BLOOD/GUTS ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND HAVING DECLARED AN EMER TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO ZZZ WITH ALL THE EMER EQUIP SCRAMBLED. WE TOOK CARE OF THE CABIN CREW; THE PAX; AND THE ACFT AND FORTUNATELY NOTHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENED. AS SUCH IT ALMOST SEEMED LIKE A NON-EVENT TO THE CABIN CREW AND PAX AS WE UP FRONT ACTED LIKE A BUFFER TO THE REAL DANGER AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. WE HAD PERFORMED OUR RESPECTIVE JOBS PERFECTLY. HOWEVER I SHOULD HAVE EXCUSED MYSELF FROM FLYING FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT AS I WAS IN AN AGITATED STATE FROM THE EMER. NEXT TIME I DECLARE ANY TYPE OF EMER; THIS PLT WILL CALL IT A DAY. THE OVERRIDING CONCERN OF THE COMPANY WAS TO GET THE PLANE TO ZZZ1 AND NO ONE CHKED OR ASKED ABOUT ANY CIRP (CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE PRINCIPLES) TO MYSELF OR MY COPLT. WE WERE ENTIRELY ON OUR OWN AND AFTER THOUGHTFUL REFLECTION OF THE EVENTS; I WILL NEVER GO FLYING AGAIN AFTER DECLARING AN EMER. WE ARE NOT MACHINES THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO PERFORM ALL NIGHT AFTER AN EMER. SAFETY AT THIS COMPANY IS JUST A WORD. FLT CREW ARE TOTALLY ON THEIR OWN AND THE FIRST TO BE BLAMED IF ANYTHING GOES AWRY. PLACE THE FLT CREW INTO CREW REST AFTER ANY EMER OR TRAUMATIC EVENT. NO CONSIDERATION BY COMPANY FOR THE WELFARE OF THE FLT CREW AFTER AN EMER/LIFE THREATENING EVENT.

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.