What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft struck an eagle while enroute at about 2500 feet and 10 miles northeast of the Homer-beluga lake seaplane base (5BL), Homer, Alaska. The two airline transport pilots sustained no injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Portions of the birds remains were retrieved and sent to the smithsonian institution feather identification laboratory in Washington, district of columbia. Bird was subsequently identified as a bald eagle.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EAGLE WHILE ENROUTE AT ABOUT 2500 FEET AND 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE HOMER-BELUGA LAKE SEAPLANE BASE (5BL), HOMER, ALASKA. THE TWO AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. PORTIONS OF THE BIRDS REMAINS WERE RETRIEVED AND SENT TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FEATHER IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. BIRD WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS A BALD EAGLE.
NTSB investigation
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