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.
Short final the pilot did a quick maneuver to avoid a hawk. When he rolled wings level the 2nd hawk came through the bottom of the prop,
Under the wing and struck the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot informed stl tower of the strike (distance and altitude to recover the carcass) and made an otherwise uneventful landing.
As the FAA filed it
SHORT FINAL THE PILOT DID A QUICK MANEUVER TO AVOID A HAWK. WHEN HE ROLLED WINGS LEVEL THE 2ND HAWK CAME THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE PROP,
UNDER THE WING AND STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT INFORMED STL TOWER OF THE STRIKE (DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TO RECOVER THE CARCASS) AND MADE AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.