What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Following takeoff on runway 17, pilot felt a vibration, told ATC he believed he had sustained a bird strike, requested to return and land, returned and landed uneventfully. During the approach the pilot informed the tower that there appeared to be some lights out, left side approach end of runway 17. Slc airport operations personnel accomplished a runway inspection and found no evidence of a bird strike. The pilot then called the tower by phone, state there was propeller damage and suggested the damage may have occurred during taxi. Slc operations personnel accomplished another inspection and discovered a taxiway light and a runway edge light damaged at the approach end of runway 17. Aircraft damage was limited to 2 of 3 blades on the left propeller. Those blades shed approximately 6 inches of their tips, as the result of their contact with the airport lighting fixtures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FOLLOWING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17, PILOT FELT A VIBRATION, TOLD ATC HE BELIEVED HE HAD SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE, REQUESTED TO RETURN AND LAND, RETURNED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE SOME LIGHTS OUT, LEFT SIDE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17. SLC AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ACCOMPLISHED A RUNWAY INSPECTION AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE. THE PILOT THEN CALLED THE TOWER BY PHONE, STATE THERE WAS PROPELLER DAMAGE AND SUGGESTED THE DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED DURING TAXI. SLC OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ACCOMPLISHED ANOTHER INSPECTION AND DISCOVERED A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT DAMAGED AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO 2 OF 3 BLADES ON THE LEFT PROPELLER. THOSE BLADES SHED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF THEIR TIPS, AS THE RESULT OF THEIR CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT LIGHTING FIXTURES.
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