On Jan 19, 8:08*am, Andy wrote:

Why didn't he take immediate evasive action?

When you're driving, never swerve for small- to medium-sized wildlife.
Swerving may just take you through their altered vector, and is likely
to make you lose control. I imagine that flying an A320 is similar to
driving in this respect.

Sure, you're not going to spin out and take a trip through the weeds
(unless you're flying an Airbus and break the vertical fin off, that
is). But thrashing a bunch of folks around the cabin is not likely to
add much to the situation, and is likely to be counterproductive if
you happen to need the passengers' cooperation in order to conduct an
orderly evacuation.