What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Purpose of this flight was in the furtherance of a business under FAR part 91. The pilot had cancelled IFR and was descending in VMC over the airport. The right seat passenger yellee bird and the pilot saw black streaks one of which collided with the right wing 3 feet inboard of the tip tank. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the bird killed (sand hill crane). None of the 5 passengers nor the pilot was injured. The a/c landed without incident at Alamosa. Pilot advised on 3/28/01 that he had in his possession will submit a bird strike report form 5200-7.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF A BUSINESS UNDER FAR PART 91. THE PILOT HAD CANCELLED IFR AND WAS DESCENDING IN VMC OVER THE AIRPORT. THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER YELLEE BIRD AND THE PILOT SAW BLACK STREAKS ONE OF WHICH COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WING 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE TIP TANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE BIRD KILLED (SAND HILL CRANE). NONE OF THE 5 PASSENGERS NOR THE PILOT WAS INJURED. THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ALAMOSA. PILOT ADVISED ON 3/28/01 THAT HE HAD IN HIS POSSESSION WILL SUBMIT A BIRD STRIKE REPORT FORM 5200-7.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.