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.
SFY443/N8578Z was doing VFR pattern work, reported striking a medium size bird on the right downwind. Dented wing. Did not need assistance and was not declaring an emergency. Landed without incident on RWY30R and taxied to the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
SFY443/N8578Z WAS DOING VFR PATTERN WORK, REPORTED STRIKING A MEDIUM SIZE BIRD ON THE RIGHT DOWNWIND. DENTED WING. DID NOT NEED ASSISTANCE AND WAS NOT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RWY30R AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.