US Airways birdstrike

[9GClub]

My dad was on USAir 142 earlier today (passenger) out of Anchorage when his 319 apparently hit a goose at FL350 (!!!!)..... anybody have more info? Captain's glass was screwed up, but not as badly as you'd think. The only photograph he got was from the flight deck-- no exterior views. I check A.net but it's not up yet.....

 

[gkrangers]

You don't hit geese at 35,000 feet.

Ya know that whole breathing thing?

 

[frog_flyer]

not only the whole breathing thing, but theres also this whole.. being warm blooded thing working against a goose at FL350

 

[FN FAL]

they killed Super Man...we're doomed.

 

[WhatsUpNow?]

My dad was on USAir 142 earlier today (passenger) out of Anchorage when his 319 apparently hit a goose at FL350 (!!!!)..... anybody have more info? Captain's glass was screwed up, but not as badly as you'd think. The only photograph he got was from the flight deck-- no exterior views. I check A.net but it's not up yet.....

Well, bird strikes are rampant this time of year. Chances are pretty good that they possibly hit a bird, but dude, c'mon not at FL350. We took a bird strike a couple days ago on final approach, thats probably where it happened if there was evidence of one.

 

[Sig]

How does a passenger know the plane is at 350, or what level a strike occurs, or why would a crew lie (unless your dad totally made it up, which is not the case)? And yes, some geese fly (bar-headed, or somesuch) fly above 30,000 feet.

 

[gkrangers]

How can they survive that high? Oxygen, the cold?

 

[NoahWerka]

http://magazine.audubon.org/birds/birds0011.html

 

[Pantherjon]

How does a passenger know the plane is at 350, ...

Because he has one of those fancy watches that Sporty's sells that has an altimeter built into it

 

[Salukipilot4590]

You guys know that birdstrikes have occured at FL360 before. In fact if I have a second of conciousness left tonight ill find the report. I think it was a UPS 767 if I still recall...

 

[Publishers]

Obviously from the article, birds can fly higher than you thought.. Secondly is the case of birds being sucked up in thunderstorms and actually dieing on the way up where they are spit out the top. Impossible,,,, have youo ever been in a light plane where you rode the up elevator for 4 to 5 thousand feet just trying to keep the wings level.?

 

[JJET44]

Obviously from the article, birds can fly higher than you thought.. Secondly is the case of birds being sucked up in thunderstorms and actually dieing on the way up where they are spit out the top. Impossible,,,, have youo ever been in a light plane where you rode the up elevator for 4 to 5 thousand feet just trying to keep the wings level.?

No. I'm smart enough to keep away from buildups that would cause me to climb 4-5 tacos, even when I was a student.

 

[AngelKing]

No. I'm smart enough to keep away from buildups that would cause me to climb 4-5 tacos, even when I was a student.

blah...blah....blah

 

[dseagrav]

Because he has one of those fancy watches that Sporty's sells that has an altimeter built into it

"You lying bastards, we were never above 9000 feet!"

 

[Bluestreak]

USAir doesn't fly out of ANC,America West does.

 

[FL420]

A quick search reveals reports of bird strikes at 37,000' and at 33,000'.

 

[PropPiedmont]

It was a bird strike and it did happen above 30,000 feet 500 miles away from ANC southbound to LAS.

Unless, the crew lied to me that was in SIT waiting to ferry it out.

 

[gkrangers]

Thats ********************ed up.

 

[9GClub]

Yep, I thought I heard him wrong about FL350, but he said that was right and that the captain had apparently informed (or debriefed) the passengers.

It was a USAir flight from Anchorage to Vegas that was operated by America West (or vice-versa).

Dad said the captain made a pretty quick descent to 12,500 and turned it around even though they were pretty far into the flight.

I had heard about bar-headed geese at those altitudes before, but it's pretty freaky when something that small hits something going that fast at that height.





So much for the Big Sky Theory.

 

[727gm]

I spoke with a mechanic on-scene that said that this time it was a short in the window heater, saw no guts or featherswhen changing the window, just a lot of melted, discolored, inner-layer plastic. This is not to say that it hasn't happened before.

 

[Fearless Tower]

USAir doesn't fly out of ANC,America West does.

In case you missed the news, they're the same company now.

 

[Bluestreak]

In case you missed the news, they're the same company now.

Really ? How did the combined seniority list look ? Can a reserve guy in LGA bid the Hawaii flying now ? Not yet they're not.Thanks for playing !

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Because he has one of those fancy watches that Sporty's sells that has an altimeter built into it

I think you mean one of those sporty watches that would tell you the cabin altitude was around 6,000 feet.

Reminds me of a thread not too long ago where a pilot was told by one of those watch wearers that they were breaking the 250 below 10,000 rule because his watch said they were only at 6,000 most of the flight.

 

[dseagrav]

a pilot was told by one of those watch wearers that they were breaking the 250 below 10,000 rule because his watch said they were only at 6,000 most of the flight.

Did he kick the guy in the crotch right then and there, or wait until nobody was watching?