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.
On a VMC instrument instructional flight, a bird strike occurred causing substantial damage to the leading edge of the left wing of the aircraft. The aircraft remained controllable and an uneventful landing was accomplished at krts.
As the FAA filed it
ON A VMC INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED CONTROLLABLE AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT KRTS.
Other reports on N9003M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.