What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lal ATCT 8020-9 report: acft was on left downwind for rwy 27 for a full stop ldg when a bird impacted the lt horizontal stabilizer causing minor damage. The acft subsequently landed without further incident. The rptd lal visibility and cloud cover at the time was 12 miles visibility with clouds at 2,300 ft bkn and 2,500 ft ovc.a bird/other wildlife strike report (form 5200-7) submitted with the 8020-9 noted the following: the strike occurred at 1,000 to 1,100 ft MSL at a speed of 130 KTS. The number of birds seen at the time was between 2 & 10, with only 1 bird striking the acft. The bird species was described as large and "possibly a crane". The plt was not warned of any birds (by ATC) in the area prior to the strike.
As the FAA filed it
LAL ATCT 8020-9 REPORT: ACFT WAS ON LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 FOR A FULL STOP LDG WHEN A BIRD IMPACTED THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE RPTD LAL VISIBILITY AND CLOUD COVER AT THE TIME WAS 12 MILES VISIBILITY WITH CLOUDS AT 2,300 FT BKN AND 2,500 FT OVC.A BIRD/OTHER WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT (FORM 5200-7) SUBMITTED WITH THE 8020-9 NOTED THE FOLLOWING: THE STRIKE OCCURRED AT 1,000 TO 1,100 FT MSL AT A SPEED OF 130 KTS. THE NUMBER OF BIRDS SEEN AT THE TIME WAS BETWEEN 2 & 10, WITH ONLY 1 BIRD STRIKING THE ACFT. THE BIRD SPECIES WAS DESCRIBED AS LARGE AND "POSSIBLY A CRANE". THE PLT WAS NOT WARNED OF ANY BIRDS (BY ATC) IN THE AREA PRIOR TO THE STRIKE.