What happened
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Leaving 3000MSL down to 2700MSL acft was struck by a bald eagle. Bird's left wing was severed by prop blade. No apparent damage to prop or spinner. Contacted the engine cowling, went through the #2 windshield. Damage ocurred to #2 w/s frame and fuselage area, and a/c interior. Fuselage damage has resulted in the cabin door not closing properly. Cowling damage resulted in the top center engine mount to partially pull away from the firewall and the firewall to become distorted along the top and right side area resulting in the cowling not closing properly once opened.
As the FAA filed it
LEAVING 3000MSL DOWN TO 2700MSL ACFT WAS STRUCK BY A BALD EAGLE. BIRD'S LEFT WING WAS SEVERED BY PROP BLADE. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO PROP OR SPINNER. CONTACTED THE ENGINE COWLING, WENT THROUGH THE #2 WINDSHIELD. DAMAGE OCURRED TO #2 W/S FRAME AND FUSELAGE AREA, AND A/C INTERIOR. FUSELAGE DAMAGE HAS RESULTED IN THE CABIN DOOR NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. COWLING DAMAGE RESULTED IN THE TOP CENTER ENGINE MOUNT TO PARTIALLY PULL AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE FIREWALL TO BECOME DISTORTED ALONG THE TOP AND RIGHT SIDE AREA RESULTING IN THE COWLING NOT CLOSING PROPERLY ONCE OPENED.
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