What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot left westchester county airport (khpn) at 1806 EST. The pilot was on approach to Danbury airport (kdxr). This was a visual flight rule (VFR) flight at night during approach into runway 26 at kdxr and weather was not a factor on 11-24-2015. The pilot landed the aircraft without incident on runway 26 at kdxr. The pilot reported a bird strike to the tower at kdxr. There are dents in the aircrafts right wing leading edge, cracks in the right wing end cap with wood fragments embedded in right wing end cap, dents in the right wing flap and the right wing tie down ring was bent with fragments of wood stuck in right wing tie down. The pilot was contacted by the airport manager at kdxr informing the pilot this was not a bird strike.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT LEFT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (KHPN) AT 1806 EST. THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO DANBURY AIRPORT (KDXR). THIS WAS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) FLIGHT AT NIGHT DURING APPROACH INTO RUNWAY 26 AT KDXR AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR ON 11-24-2015. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 26 AT KDXR. THE PILOT REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE TOWER AT KDXR. THERE ARE DENTS IN THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, CRACKS IN THE RIGHT WING END CAP WITH WOOD FRAGMENTS EMBEDDED IN RIGHT WING END CAP, DENTS IN THE RIGHT WING FLAP AND THE RIGHT WING TIE DOWN RING WAS BENT WITH FRAGMENTS OF WOOD STUCK IN RIGHT WING TIE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER AT KDXR INFORMING THE PILOT THIS WAS NOT A BIRD STRIKE.
NTSB investigation
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