What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Cirrus SR-20, operated by L3 in sanford reported a bird strike on climb out. The crew departing Brunswick ga was on an instruction flight and when departing shortly after take-off roll on climb out struck a bird. They stated it made contact with the underside of the engine cowling and returned to evaluate the extent of the damage. Maintenance traveled to the location and found minor damage associated with the strike and limited to the engine cowling and not significant and no evidence of any further damage. A FAA form 5200-7 has been filed and submitted to the appropriate agency that tracks wildlife mishaps. The aircraft has since then has been returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
A CIRRUS SR-20, OPERATED BY L3 IN SANFORD REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON CLIMB OUT. THE CREW DEPARTING BRUNSWICK GA WAS ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT AND WHEN DEPARTING SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF ROLL ON CLIMB OUT STRUCK A BIRD. THEY STATED IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING AND RETURNED TO EVALUATE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE TRAVELED TO THE LOCATION AND FOUND MINOR DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRIKE AND LIMITED TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND NOT SIGNIFICANT AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. A FAA FORM 5200-7 HAS BEEN FILED AND SUBMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY THAT TRACKS WILDLIFE MISHAPS. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE THEN HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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