What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 31 dec 2019 at approximately 0930 local a vans RV-10 N519RV owned and being operated by privacy data omitted on a part 91 flight, was performing a low pass over an uncontrolled airport to verify that the runway was free of obstructions. While in a right-hand turn, a bird impacted the outboard right wing, resulting in an interruption of airflow over the right aileron. VFR conditions at the time of the accident. The aircraft suffered a loss of control and substantial damage. The aircraft landed safely with no further damage. The flight originated from and landed at 66TE.
As the FAA filed it
ON 31 DEC 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL A VANS RV-10 N519RV OWNED AND BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON A PART 91 FLIGHT, WAS PERFORMING A LOW PASS OVER AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT TO VERIFY THAT THE RUNWAY WAS FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS. WHILE IN A RIGHT-HAND TURN, A BIRD IMPACTED THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING, RESULTING IN AN INTERRUPTION OF AIRFLOW OVER THE RIGHT AILERON. VFR CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AND LANDED AT 66TE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.