What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft encountered a flock of birds on rotation. #1 engine flamed out, #2 lost RPM as the landing gear was retracted. Flight crew was unable to maintain altitude and airspeed. Aircraft contacted the ground just north of runway 25, sliding approximately 3000 feet through a fence, over a ditch and across a road, coming to rest in a cornfield. Both engines ingested numerous birds and debris, fodding out the #1 engine. The empennage separated from the fuselage approximately above the rear wing spar. Both wings lower surfaces and the lower fuselage sustained impact damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON ROTATION. #1 ENGINE FLAMED OUT, #2 LOST RPM AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND JUST NORTH OF RUNWAY 25, SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET THROUGH A FENCE, OVER A DITCH AND ACROSS A ROAD, COMING TO REST IN A CORNFIELD. BOTH ENGINES INGESTED NUMEROUS BIRDS AND DEBRIS, FODDING OUT THE #1 ENGINE. THE EMPENNAGE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE APPROXIMATELY ABOVE THE REAR WING SPAR. BOTH WINGS LOWER SURFACES AND THE LOWER FUSELAGE SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE.
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