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A bird completely punctured a BE76's left windshield at 1;000 ft after takeoff. The instructor pilot in the right seat took control of the aircraft; declared an emergency; and returned to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 998377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
I was conducting a multi-engine flight in a be-76 beechcraft duchess with a multi-engine/commercial student. On the 4th takeoff at approximately 1;000 ft MSL; we began to turn crosswind and seconds later we had a hole in the left side of the windscreen and blood/feathers all over us. At this point I told the student; 'my plane;' as he could not see with the air coming through the hole. Secondly; after I had control of the plane I called tower and requested an emergency landing not knowing the condition of the rest of the windscreen. We continued on around the pattern and executed a normal landing. No injuries were reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A bird completely punctured a BE76's left windshield at 1;000 FT after takeoff. The Instructor pilot in the right seat took control of the aircraft; declared an emergency; and returned to the departure airport.
Narrative: I was conducting a multi-engine flight in a BE-76 Beechcraft Duchess with a multi-engine/commercial student. On the 4th takeoff at approximately 1;000 FT MSL; we began to turn crosswind and seconds later we had a hole in the left side of the windscreen and blood/feathers all over us. At this point I told the student; 'my plane;' as he could not see with the air coming through the hole. Secondly; after I had control of the plane I called Tower and requested an emergency landing not knowing the condition of the rest of the windscreen. We continued on around the pattern and executed a normal landing. No injuries were reported.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.