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Restricted visibility due to bird strike on captain's windshield requires first officer to make approach and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 808284 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : ojay |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 808284 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On ojay arrival for runway 19 at dca. Altitude 7000 ft. Bird struck captain's windshield. There was no apparent aircraft damage but forward visibility out captain's windshield was nearly totally obstructed by bird's remains. Xfer PF duties to first officer; he flew the river visual to runway 19 and made a normal landing without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RESTRICTED VISIBILITY DUE TO BIRD STRIKE ON CAPT'S WINDSHIELD REQUIRES FO TO MAKE APCH AND LNDG.
Narrative: ON OJAY ARR FOR RWY 19 AT DCA. ALT 7000 FT. BIRD STRUCK CAPT'S WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO APPARENT ACFT DAMAGE BUT FORWARD VISIBILITY OUT CAPT'S WINDSHIELD WAS NEARLY TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED BY BIRD'S REMAINS. XFER PF DUTIES TO FO; HE FLEW THE RIVER VISUAL TO RWY 19 AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.