britfrog 180 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Meeting a goose at 11,000 ft. doing 185 knots can ruin your whole day.The pilot was injured but was able to land the aircraft (Beech Baron) safely.Imagine the outcome had the goose hit on the pilots side. Link to post Share on other sites
Ruzzo 59 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Phew! Thankfully there wasn't any passengers.. Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Phew! Thankfully there wasn't any passengers.. Ah, but there were...and 'their goose was cooked'. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Must have been one helluva big bird, a goosenator maybe? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 He's definately been goosed! Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 That is awesome. I didn't know geese cruised at FL11. Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Nigel, are you sure that this was birdstrike? There's a similar set of pictures, but different explanation, here: http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/birdshot.asp Either way, it wasn't a good day for anyone - goose or man. Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 That makes more sense. I didn't think a bird carcass could maintain enough integrity to plow a furrow like that all the way along the length of the cabin. That's not to make light of bird strikes - ask Sully. Back in the early eighties the flying club I belonged to in Michigan had a Grumman Tiger (and a couple other AC) and a member and his wife flew it to Florida. While here they had a mid-air with a buzzard, impacting the wing leading edge about three feet outboard of the root. They were lucky to get down alive. I saw photos of the damage and it was a real attention-getter. The plane remained in Florida for months before repairs could be made. John Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I must admit I thought the damage a bit extreme for a bird strike another a/c makes much more sense Good old snopes!! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Thought it looked a bit off . I saw a Myth Busters show once where they tried to reenact bird strikes to small aircraft and they had trouble doing it. The birds kept blowing apart until they used a frozen one at high speed. If a goose was able to that kind of damage I would be afraid to fly. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner 69 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Armored goose. Link to post Share on other sites
flybytes 34 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Photos do look more consistant with the a/c being struck by an undercarriage. If a goose was about to collide, surely it would have duck(ed)? Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I recall an article on the building of the first LearJet where they fired frozen chickens at the windshield mockup. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I wonder what the last thing a goose would see when it hits the windscreen? Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Probably his own sphincter out about a foot ahead of him as it came out his beak... But that's just speculation, of course. John Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 That is awesome. I didn't know geese cruised at FL11. Oh yes, it's a well known fact. But only those fitted with oxygen. Link to post Share on other sites
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