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A light transport aircraft struck a pheasant during a low speed landing rollout at aty. Six inches of one propeller blade was removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 828201 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ATY.Airport |
| State Reference | SD |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 1800 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 2450 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird |
Narrative:
After a normal landing on runway 12; during rollout; I handed the plane to the captain at '80 KTS.' a few seconds later; we spotted 2 pheasants on the runway. One was moving from right to left and gave us no time to react. The captain hit the brakes; but once again we had no time to react. We knew that we had hit the bird once we saw parts of the birds and feathers flying everywhere. We noticed no vibration or abnormalities with the #1 engine until we were ready to shut down and the engine was in feather. During the captain's postflight; he noticed roughly 6 inches of one of the propellers missing and feathers -- bird parts on the leading edge of the wing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A light transport aircraft struck a pheasant during a low speed landing rollout at ATY. Six inches of one propeller blade was removed.
Narrative: After a normal landing on Runway 12; during rollout; I handed the plane to the Captain at '80 KTS.' A few seconds later; we spotted 2 pheasants on the runway. One was moving from right to left and gave us no time to react. The Captain hit the brakes; but once again we had no time to react. We knew that we had hit the bird once we saw parts of the birds and feathers flying everywhere. We noticed no vibration or abnormalities with the #1 engine until we were ready to shut down and the engine was in feather. During the Captain's postflight; he noticed roughly 6 inches of one of the propellers missing and feathers -- bird parts on the leading edge of the wing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.