Ummmm, no it wasn't a birdstrike. That damage was done by a main gear leg of a Cessna 185 travelling the opposite direction.
http://ships.bouwman.com/Planes/MidAir.html
http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/birdshot.asp
Last edited by Peter Fanelli; 10th Oct 2007 at 05:48.
Reason: Correcting aircraft type before someone gets pedantic on me :)