From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
FAA form 8020-9 states "pilot reported striking a large black bird on climb out approximately 1/2 mile north of the vrb airport. Requested and received priority handling to come back and land at kvrb. Pilot stated that the aircraft sustained a minor dent in the wing." 12/22/2017 2010Z.
As the FAA filed it
FAA FORM 8020-9 STATES "PILOT REPORTED STRIKING A LARGE BLACK BIRD ON CLIMB OUT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE VRB AIRPORT. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING TO COME BACK AND LAND AT KVRB. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A MINOR DENT IN THE WING." 12/22/2017 2010Z.