What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 12, 2007 at 1810 MDT a Cessna 172L N7221Q registered to sleeping giant flying club was on a landing approach to runway 27 at Helena Regional airoprt (hln) Helena, Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was 50 ft above runway 27, when two (2) mallard ducks impacted the right leading edge of the wing. Pilot completed the landing and reported to tower he was coming to full stop to investigate damage. The aircraft was then taxied to the parking area and tied down. No injuries to the flight crew. The flight originated from the Helena Regional Airport. No flight plan was filed. No additional causal factors at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007 AT 1810 MDT A CESSNA 172L N7221Q REGISTERED TO SLEEPING GIANT FLYING CLUB WAS ON A LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT HELENA REGIONAL AIROPRT (HLN) HELENA, MONTANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 50 FT ABOVE RUNWAY 27, WHEN TWO (2) MALLARD DUCKS IMPACTED THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. PILOT COMPLETED THE LANDING AND REPORTED TO TOWER HE WAS COMING TO FULL STOP TO INVESTIGATE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA AND TIED DOWN. NO INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE HELENA REGIONAL AIRPORT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.