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.
The aircraft departed Melbourne airport(mlb) for an instructional flight and experience a bird strike at 4000 feet approx. 15 miles northwest of the airport mlb. The bird struck the leading edge of the left stabilizer causing severe damage resulting in dented/ punctures leading edge skin and several pulled rivets. The aircraft landing safely at mlb without further damage or bodily injury.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MELBOURNE AIRPORT(MLB) FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND EXPERIENCE A BIRD STRIKE AT 4000 FEET APPROX. 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT MLB. THE BIRD STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT STABILIZER CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE RESULTING IN DENTED/ PUNCTURES LEADING EDGE SKIN AND SEVERAL PULLED RIVETS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING SAFELY AT MLB WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE OR BODILY INJURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.