What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft struck a large bird on while on downwind approach and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on August 10, 1999, approximately 1300 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 152, N89186, owned and operated by buzzard air, inc., was substantially damaged when it collided with a bird while on landing approach at Salt Lake City, Utah. The airline transport rated pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial observation flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at an unknown time. Preliminary indicate the airplane was on the downwind leg for landing on runway 35 at Salt Lake City International Airport when it collided with a bird. The pilot said he thought it might have been an eagle. The airplane landed without further incident. Postaccident inspection disclosed right wing leading edge damage about two feet inboard from the wingtip. An FAA airworthiness inspector who inspected the airplane said there was wing spar damage. (-23)the pilot was on a downwind leg for landing at Salt Lake City, Utah in ternational airport when he encountered a large bird which impacted the leading edge of his right wing approximately two (2) feet inboard from the wing tip. The pilot and aircraft landed at Salt Lake City International without further incident. The pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft at the time of the accident and there were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD ON WHILE ON DOWNWIND APPROACH AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON AUGUST 10, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1300 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N89186, OWNED AND OPERATED BY BUZZARD AIR, INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A BIRD WHILE ON LANDING APPROACH AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. PRELIMINARY INDICATE THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A BIRD. THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN EAGLE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE ABOUT TWO FEET INBOARD FROM THE WINGTIP. AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR WHO INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE SAID THERE WAS WING SPAR DAMAGE. (-23)THE PILOT WAS ON A DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH IN TERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A LARGE BIRD WHICH IMPACTED THE LEADING EDGE OF HIS RIGHT WING APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) FEET INBOARD FROM THE WING TIP. THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.