What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot and commercial student departed runway 22 for pattern work and touch and goes, turned left base, spotted birds and attempted to descend below birds, bird descended with the aircraft and struck right wing.
Pilot was forced to go around due to traffic on runway but landed uneventfully and taxied to ramp.
Inspection revealed damage to fiberglass wing tip cap and closeout rib on end of wing. Leading edge is crushed approximately six inches in length and one inch in depth.
Damage is considered minor due to accessability of repair area.
Aircraft is in annual and 100 hour inspection.
Tach time 2327
No further action
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND COMMERCIAL STUDENT DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 FOR PATTERN WORK AND TOUCH AND GOES, TURNED LEFT BASE, SPOTTED BIRDS AND ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND BELOW BIRDS, BIRD DESCENDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK RIGHT WING.
PILOT WAS FORCED TO GO AROUND DUE TO TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY BUT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND TAXIED TO RAMP.
INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO FIBERGLASS WING TIP CAP AND CLOSEOUT RIB ON END OF WING. LEADING EDGE IS CRUSHED APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES IN LENGTH AND ONE INCH IN DEPTH.
DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED MINOR DUE TO ACCESSABILITY OF REPAIR AREA.
AIRCRAFT IS IN ANNUAL AND 100 HOUR INSPECTION.
TACH TIME 2327
NO FURTHER ACTION