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.
Pilot was on a solo training flight at kmac and doing pattern work when she encountered a bird strike on left downwind to runway 10. The bird struck the leading edge of the left wing and caused substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT AT KMAC AND DOING PATTERN WORK WHEN SHE ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 10. THE BIRD STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.