From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N4447E was conducting practice touch and go operations on runway 2 when they experienced a bird strike causing minor damage to the left wing leading edge. Airport ground workers found a dead hawk on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
N4447E WAS CONDUCTING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY 2 WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. AIRPORT GROUND WORKERS FOUND A DEAD HAWK ON THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N4447E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.