What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 26, 2012, at approximately 1600 EDT, a Czech sport aircraft, model Piper Sport, N422PS, serial no. P1001010, owned by us sport aircraft inc., and operated by pilot privacy data omitted, had a bird strike at 800 feet MSL while demonstrating a "turn around point" training maneuver to a student pilot. The impact tore off one of the three propeller blades causing excessive engine vibrations and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in an open farm field 10 miles east of the Punta Gorda charlotte county airport (kpgd). The aircraft sustained minor damage to the engine and forward fuselage area. The flight originated in Punta Gorda (pgd). The pilot and student were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditons prevalied at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 26, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 EDT, A CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT, MODEL PIPER SPORT, N422PS, SERIAL NO. P1001010, OWNED BY US SPORT AIRCRAFT INC., AND OPERATED BY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD A BIRD STRIKE AT 800 FEET MSL WHILE DEMONSTRATING A "TURN AROUND POINT" TRAINING MANEUVER TO A STUDENT PILOT. THE IMPACT TORE OFF ONE OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES CAUSING EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATIONS AND FORCING THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FARM FIELD 10 MILES EAST OF THE PUNTA GORDA CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (KPGD). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN PUNTA GORDA (PGD). THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITONS PREVALIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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