What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/28/2017, at approximately 1315 local, the aircraft departed tampa executive airport (vdf - tampa, FL) in route to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (lal-Lakeland, FL). The aircraft was given vectors ILS runway 09 at lal and the aircraft was vectored on to the localizer and cleared for the approach. At the faf or shortly before the gear was lowered and approach flaps were set. Shortly after passing the faf, a flock of three birds were noticed approaching. Two of the birds climbed and passed overhead, one bird descended and in so doing struck the left wing and was killed on impact. Aircraft proceeded with the approach doing a low approach to runway 9. Aircraft climbed out and crew mutually agreed they should return to vdf for inspection. The plane was responding normally with no vibration or visible dangling parts. Crew stated they mutually agreed and felt it safe to return to vdf.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/28/2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 LOCAL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (VDF - TAMPA, FL) IN ROUTE TO LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT (LAL-LAKELAND, FL). THE AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN VECTORS ILS RUNWAY 09 AT LAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED ON TO THE LOCALIZER AND CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH. AT THE FAF OR SHORTLY BEFORE THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND APPROACH FLAPS WERE SET. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING THE FAF, A FLOCK OF THREE BIRDS WERE NOTICED APPROACHING. TWO OF THE BIRDS CLIMBED AND PASSED OVERHEAD, ONE BIRD DESCENDED AND IN SO DOING STRUCK THE LEFT WING AND WAS KILLED ON IMPACT. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED WITH THE APPROACH DOING A LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED OUT AND CREW MUTUALLY AGREED THEY SHOULD RETURN TO VDF FOR INSPECTION. THE PLANE WAS RESPONDING NORMALLY WITH NO VIBRATION OR VISIBLE DANGLING PARTS. CREW STATED THEY MUTUALLY AGREED AND FELT IT SAFE TO RETURN TO VDF.
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