What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that a large bird struck the nose of the airplane on its initial climb. Pilot had just raised landing gear and estimated the aircraft was climbing at about 180 knots. The flight was about 1 mile north of the airport, 1,000 feet AGL at the time of the bird strike. The pilot elected to continue the approximately 20 minute flight to the intended destination, and the flight was completed without further incident. Weather conditions were VMC at the time of the accident. A post accident examination revealed impact damage to the nosecone and underlying frame support structure.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE ON ITS INITIAL CLIMB. PILOT HAD JUST RAISED LANDING GEAR AND ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING AT ABOUT 180 KNOTS. THE FLIGHT WAS ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, 1,000 FEET AGL AT THE TIME OF THE BIRD STRIKE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTE FLIGHT TO THE INTENDED DESTINATION, AND THE FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE NOSECONE AND UNDERLYING FRAME SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.