What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot had finished spraying a field except to make a pass going into the field from a different direction to spray the very end of the field. A flock of birds flew up from a ditch and he struck many of them which distracted him. He then clipped the wing tip on a wire. Fiberglass wingtip had to be replaced.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT HAD FINISHED SPRAYING A FIELD EXCEPT TO MAKE A PASS GOING INTO THE FIELD FROM A DIFFERENT DIRECTION TO SPRAY THE VERY END OF THE FIELD. A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLEW UP FROM A DITCH AND HE STRUCK MANY OF THEM WHICH DISTRACTED HIM. HE THEN CLIPPED THE WING TIP ON A WIRE. FIBERGLASS WINGTIP HAD TO BE REPLACED.
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