What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 23, 2015, Robinson Helicopter N346VH was flying at 2000 feet and approximately 3 miles southwest of Van Nuys Airport when an object struck the windscreen.
There were two pilots inside the helicopter, privacy data omitted the flight instructor and privacy data omitted, a student pilot. The object shattered the left (looking out) windscreen and sprayed both pilots with pieces of plexiglass, but neither were injured.
privacy data omitted Landed at the Van Nuys Airport without further incident and inspected the helicopter. A bird was suspected but no visible bird snarge was found. Broken pieces of plexiglass were found along with an approximate three inch long scratch on the left side of the console.
After the evidence samples were collected and shipped for analysis, confirmation was received that bird dna was found on the plexiglass.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 23, 2015, ROBINSON HELICOPTER N346VH WAS FLYING AT 2000 FEET AND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAN NUYS AIRPORT WHEN AN OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDSCREEN.
THERE WERE TWO PILOTS INSIDE THE HELICOPTER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT. THE OBJECT SHATTERED THE LEFT (LOOKING OUT) WINDSCREEN AND SPRAYED BOTH PILOTS WITH PIECES OF PLEXIGLASS, BUT NEITHER WERE INJURED.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT THE VAN NUYS AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND INSPECTED THE HELICOPTER. A BIRD WAS SUSPECTED BUT NO VISIBLE BIRD SNARGE WAS FOUND. BROKEN PIECES OF PLEXIGLASS WERE FOUND ALONG WITH AN APPROXIMATE THREE INCH LONG SCRATCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONSOLE.
AFTER THE EVIDENCE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AND SHIPPED FOR ANALYSIS, CONFIRMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT BIRD DNA WAS FOUND ON THE PLEXIGLASS.