Medium large transport suffered bird strikes shortly after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	82039
Time
Date	198802
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mci tower : ads
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1265
ASRS Report	82039
Person 2
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed mci on runway 1. At approximately 500' AGL we encountered a large (approximately 30) flock of geese. We were IMC and only saw them for a fraction of a second. We heard a number of impacts. We landed west/O an incident. Upon inspection we found we had hit 3 birds: 1 on the nose cone, 1 on the cockpit area above the first officer, and 1 on the horizontal stabilizer. No damage. A part of a wing was stuck on the first officer's wiper blade. The feathers measured approximately 12' long. These birds were definitely IMC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG SUFFERED BIRD STRIKES SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: DEPARTED MCI ON RWY 1. AT APPROX 500' AGL WE ENCOUNTERED A LARGE (APPROX 30) FLOCK OF GEESE. WE WERE IMC AND ONLY SAW THEM FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. WE HEARD A NUMBER OF IMPACTS. WE LANDED W/O AN INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND WE HAD HIT 3 BIRDS: 1 ON THE NOSE CONE, 1 ON THE COCKPIT AREA ABOVE THE F/O, AND 1 ON THE HORIZ STAB. NO DAMAGE. A PART OF A WING WAS STUCK ON THE F/O'S WIPER BLADE. THE FEATHERS MEASURED APPROX 12' LONG. THESE BIRDS WERE DEFINITELY IMC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.