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.
Pilot was flying the RNAV 34 approach into KU42 at night when he struck at least two (2) large birds. Aircraft received a large dent on the right wing, broken left windshield, and other minor damage on the left side of the fuselage near the rear passenger seat and additional damage on the left side of the vertical stabilizer just forward of the rudder.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS FLYING THE RNAV 34 APPROACH INTO KU42 AT NIGHT WHEN HE STRUCK AT LEAST TWO (2) LARGE BIRDS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A LARGE DENT ON THE RIGHT WING, BROKEN LEFT WINDSHIELD, AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER JUST FORWARD OF THE RUDDER.
Other reports on N1490X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.