What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday, August 26, 2016, at approximately 1945 local time, N5400H was flying at 3500 MSL approximately 15 miles northeast of kcub airport. A buzzard struck the top, left side of the aircraft windshield, shattering it and causing other minor damages.
The pilot in command called Columbia approach and told them that he had an emergency. The aircraft was then vectored to kcub. The aircraft landed at kcub without incident.
Because the windshield cut pilot?s arm and there were buzzard guts and blood all over the pilot, he did go to an urgent care facility. The pilot?s cut was cleaned and he was put on antibiotics. His left eye also had a scratch on it which he received eye drops for that.
The passenger was not injured. The aircraft will be repaired at the certified repair station on kcub field.
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 LOCAL TIME, N5400H WAS FLYING AT 3500 MSL APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF KCUB AIRPORT. A BUZZARD STRUCK THE TOP, LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING IT AND CAUSING OTHER MINOR DAMAGES.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND CALLED COLUMBIA APPROACH AND TOLD THEM THAT HE HAD AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN VECTORED TO KCUB. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KCUB WITHOUT INCIDENT.
BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD CUT PILOT?S ARM AND THERE WERE BUZZARD GUTS AND BLOOD ALL OVER THE PILOT, HE DID GO TO AN URGENT CARE FACILITY. THE PILOT?S CUT WAS CLEANED AND HE WAS PUT ON ANTIBIOTICS. HIS LEFT EYE ALSO HAD A SCRATCH ON IT WHICH HE RECEIVED EYE DROPS FOR THAT.
THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION ON KCUB FIELD.