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.
Narrative:
The pilot of an aircraft reported a bird strike at 3,000 feet while enroute to land at cmi airport from the southwest. The pilot telephoned the cmi ATC tower after landing to advise minor aircraft damage resulted in a three to four inch dent to the raydome of the aircraft.
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As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE:
THE PILOT OF AN AIRCRAFT REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE AT 3,000 FEET WHILE ENROUTE TO LAND AT CMI AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE PILOT TELEPHONED THE CMI ATC TOWER AFTER LANDING TO ADVISE MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE RESULTED IN A THREE TO FOUR INCH DENT TO THE RAYDOME OF THE AIRCRAFT.