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.
PIC statement: practicing touch and gos, as soon as we lifted off, at about 20 ft off the runway, a flock of birds flew right in front of the airplane and hit the front canopy on the left side.
As the FAA filed it
PIC STATEMENT: PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOS, AS SOON AS WE LIFTED OFF, AT ABOUT 20 FT OFF THE RUNWAY, A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLEW RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIT THE FRONT CANOPY ON THE LEFT SIDE.
Other reports on N729PA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.