What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight was from Titusville, Florida (tix) to Titusville, Florida (tix). The aircraft was on approach at 3000 feet into runway 36. The aircraft was 3 miles from Titusville, Florida (tix) airport when there was a loud thud sound. The pilot reported a bird strike (turkey buzzard) to the left wing leading edge of the aircraft. Pilot was given priority landing and landed without incident and reported no injuries. The pictures sent by the pilot of the incident show evidence of a bird strike to the left wing leading edge. There were feathers at the impact sight on the left wing leading edge. There is a 7 inch hole in the left wing leading edge. The left wing spar was not damaged in the incident. The wing spar is located 12-14 inches in from the leading edge. The pictures sent show the wing spar location making this an incident with minor damage. This is an experimental aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT WAS FROM TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA (TIX) TO TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA (TIX). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH AT 3000 FEET INTO RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 3 MILES FROM TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA (TIX) AIRPORT WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD THUD SOUND. THE PILOT REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE (TURKEY BUZZARD) TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS GIVEN PRIORITY LANDING AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PICTURES SENT BY THE PILOT OF THE INCIDENT SHOW EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THERE WERE FEATHERS AT THE IMPACT SIGHT ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THERE IS A 7 INCH HOLE IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS NOT DAMAGED IN THE INCIDENT. THE WING SPAR IS LOCATED 12-14 INCHES IN FROM THE LEADING EDGE. THE PICTURES SENT SHOW THE WING SPAR LOCATION MAKING THIS AN INCIDENT WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.