What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 10, 2014, at approximately 1525 eastern standard time, Cessna CE-500, N243SH, was cleared for takeoff on runway 15 at louisville, KY (klou). Just after rotation a large flock of small birds lifted from the grass on the west side of runway 15 between taxiways h and g. N243SH impacted/ingested a number of birds and requested an immediate return for a precautionary landing. N243SH landed at the Jeffersonville, IN airport (kjvy). The crew and passengers were not injured.
The aircraft sustained minor damage to the right inboard wing leading edge and the right engine.
The aircraft is registered to gaither group of sugarland, Texas. This flight was under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a corporate flight.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. An IFR flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 10, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1525 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, CESSNA CE-500, N243SH, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 15 AT LOUISVILLE, KY (KLOU). JUST AFTER ROTATION A LARGE FLOCK OF SMALL BIRDS LIFTED FROM THE GRASS ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 15 BETWEEN TAXIWAYS H AND G. N243SH IMPACTED/INGESTED A NUMBER OF BIRDS AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. N243SH LANDED AT THE JEFFERSONVILLE, IN AIRPORT (KJVY). THE CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT INBOARD WING LEADING EDGE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE.
THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO GAITHER GROUP OF SUGARLAND, TEXAS. THIS FLIGHT WAS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A CORPORATE FLIGHT.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.