What happened
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St Augustine, FL (sgj): TWY66, glex, reported a bird strike on departure roll runway 31. Aircraft continued to destination. Damage: none. 04/26/2019 1620Z
05/23/2019 - Email with the attached eon dra was sent to the assigned pmi listed in spas advising of the bird strike.
06/01/2019 - Email reply from pmi to proceed with the closure of this occurrence.
06/04/2019 - Spoke to chief pilot to request information to close the incident/bird strike and as of today I have not received a reply. Unable to confirm acft. Registration, number of persons onboard and/or make and model of this aircraft and thus unable to enter this information on this report.
06/18/2019 - As of today, this incident/bird strike will be closed and remain closed until further communications are received. If and when further communications are received, this birdstrike incident will be amended.
07/09/2019 - Rec'd the following from the PIC:
Upon receiving tower clearance for takeoff, we began a normal/standard takeoff roll.
After rotation and gear retraction privacy data omitted mentioned that he saw some birds fly off the runway and by the plane at about rotation speed. While neither of us heard any thumps or bangs or smelt anything odd in the cabin, privacy data omitted said we should let tower know that there might be 2 dead birds on the runway as we might have hit them.
So, after we were handed off to departure and established contact with them. I used radio #1 and called back to the tower saying ?we weren't sure but may have hit 2 birds on takeoff and that they might be on the runway.? Tower said ?thanks? And that they would send operations out to check the runway.
A 2+30 flight continued normally to austin. Upon arrival we parked at atlantic aviation (our base) got our passengers off the plane on their way home.
Along with normal line service meeting the plane our aviation department manager (michael boegler FAA A&P) was also there to meet us.
We mentioned to him about what may or may not have happened regarding bird strike on departure from ksgj.
All three of us surveyed the airplane for any signs of a strike. With special emphasis on landing gear, leading edges, underbelly, engine cowling and fan blades.
No blood, feathers or evidence of any bird remains were found. privacy data omitted Had mentioned that he would pass information along to our mechanics regarding possible bird strike and for them to report to him if they noticed or found anything. We finished putting the plane to bed and everyone went home...
I never heard anything more regarding our takeoff. I never heard anything from maintenance. So I assumed they didn?t find any signs of a strike either. I never heard if ksgj operations found any dead birds or not.
As the FAA filed it
ST AUGUSTINE, FL (SGJ): TWY66, GLEX, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON DEPARTURE ROLL RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. DAMAGE: NONE. 04/26/2019 1620Z
05/23/2019 - EMAIL WITH THE ATTACHED EON DRA WAS SENT TO THE ASSIGNED PMI LISTED IN SPAS ADVISING OF THE BIRD STRIKE.
06/01/2019 - EMAIL REPLY FROM PMI TO PROCEED WITH THE CLOSURE OF THIS OCCURRENCE.
06/04/2019 - SPOKE TO CHIEF PILOT TO REQUEST INFORMATION TO CLOSE THE INCIDENT/BIRD STRIKE AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. UNABLE TO CONFIRM ACFT. REGISTRATION, NUMBER OF PERSONS ONBOARD AND/OR MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS AIRCRAFT AND THUS UNABLE TO ENTER THIS INFORMATION ON THIS REPORT.
06/18/2019 - AS OF TODAY, THIS INCIDENT/BIRD STRIKE WILL BE CLOSED AND REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF AND WHEN FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS ARE RECEIVED, THIS BIRDSTRIKE INCIDENT WILL BE AMENDED.
07/09/2019 - REC'D THE FOLLOWING FROM THE PIC:
UPON RECEIVING TOWER CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF, WE BEGAN A NORMAL/STANDARD TAKEOFF ROLL.
AFTER ROTATION AND GEAR RETRACTION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MENTIONED THAT HE SAW SOME BIRDS FLY OFF THE RUNWAY AND BY THE PLANE AT ABOUT ROTATION SPEED. WHILE NEITHER OF US HEARD ANY THUMPS OR BANGS OR SMELT ANYTHING ODD IN THE CABIN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID WE SHOULD LET TOWER KNOW THAT THERE MIGHT BE 2 DEAD BIRDS ON THE RUNWAY AS WE MIGHT HAVE HIT THEM.
SO, AFTER WE WERE HANDED OFF TO DEPARTURE AND ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH THEM. I USED RADIO #1 AND CALLED BACK TO THE TOWER SAYING ?WE WEREN'T SURE BUT MAY HAVE HIT 2 BIRDS ON TAKEOFF AND THAT THEY MIGHT BE ON THE RUNWAY.? TOWER SAID ?THANKS? AND THAT THEY WOULD SEND OPERATIONS OUT TO CHECK THE RUNWAY.
A 2+30 FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMALLY TO AUSTIN. UPON ARRIVAL WE PARKED AT ATLANTIC AVIATION (OUR BASE) GOT OUR PASSENGERS OFF THE PLANE ON THEIR WAY HOME.
ALONG WITH NORMAL LINE SERVICE MEETING THE PLANE OUR AVIATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER (MICHAEL BOEGLER FAA A&P) WAS ALSO THERE TO MEET US.
WE MENTIONED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED REGARDING BIRD STRIKE ON DEPARTURE FROM KSGJ.
ALL THREE OF US SURVEYED THE AIRPLANE FOR ANY SIGNS OF A STRIKE. WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LANDING GEAR, LEADING EDGES, UNDERBELLY, ENGINE COWLING AND FAN BLADES.
NO BLOOD, FEATHERS OR EVIDENCE OF ANY BIRD REMAINS WERE FOUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD PASS INFORMATION ALONG TO OUR MECHANICS REGARDING POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE AND FOR THEM TO REPORT TO HIM IF THEY NOTICED OR FOUND ANYTHING. WE FINISHED PUTTING THE PLANE TO BED AND EVERYONE WENT HOME...
I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING MORE REGARDING OUR TAKEOFF. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM MAINTENANCE. SO I ASSUMED THEY DIDN?T FIND ANY SIGNS OF A STRIKE EITHER. I NEVER HEARD IF KSGJ OPERATIONS FOUND ANY DEAD BIRDS OR NOT.