What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Cessna 525, on an IFR flight plan on approach to RUNWAY25 at (korl) Orlando executive airport. The crew reported when coming through a series of clouds and then cleared observed approximately five birds circling, when one struck the leading edge of the left wing with no time for maneuvering. The aircraft landed without further incident and damages are in the process of being assessed. The initial inspection from the Cessna structural techs involved taking measurements whereas in this case, the information was deferred to engineering for determination to the extent of the damage. As of now the damage assessment from Cessna engineering is the left forward wing spar will need replaced, the spar cap replaced and the upper wing skin in the area of the strike. No other damage was recorded.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 525, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY25 AT (KORL) ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE CREW REPORTED WHEN COMING THROUGH A SERIES OF CLOUDS AND THEN CLEARED OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY FIVE BIRDS CIRCLING, WHEN ONE STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING WITH NO TIME FOR MANEUVERING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND DAMAGES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ASSESSED. THE INITIAL INSPECTION FROM THE CESSNA STRUCTURAL TECHS INVOLVED TAKING MEASUREMENTS WHEREAS IN THIS CASE, THE INFORMATION WAS DEFERRED TO ENGINEERING FOR DETERMINATION TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AS OF NOW THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM CESSNA ENGINEERING IS THE LEFT FORWARD WING SPAR WILL NEED REPLACED, THE SPAR CAP REPLACED AND THE UPPER WING SKIN IN THE AREA OF THE STRIKE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS RECORDED.
NTSB investigation
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