What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N21EU checked in 20-miles southwest of the airport stating that he heard a loud thud and possibly hit a bird. He also indicated that the rudder didn't feel right. At the time a metro police helicopter was operating in the area and offered to assist with his camera to fly alongside N21EU and see if he could see any damage. The helicopter didn't see anything noticeable from the air and said ?the rudder and the wheels appear fine.? N21EU landed ry 9L without incident. No damage was reported and an mor was done. On Friday, March 4, 2022, officer privacy data omitted from the metro police aviation division called the opf atm investigating the incident as he understood that there was damage done to the aircraft. I informed privacy data omitted at the roc about the possibility of there being damage, and he had me call officer privacy data omitted to contact him to gather more information. privacy data omitted Called me back and said that FSDO would be coming to the airport to investigate, and to hold off on submitting an 8020-9. On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, I received an e-mail from the roc, after administrative hours, requesting an 8020-9.
As the FAA filed it
N21EU CHECKED IN 20-MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT STATING THAT HE HEARD A LOUD THUD AND POSSIBLY HIT A BIRD. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE RUDDER DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. AT THE TIME A METRO POLICE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING IN THE AREA AND OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH HIS CAMERA TO FLY ALONGSIDE N21EU AND SEE IF HE COULD SEE ANY DAMAGE. THE HELICOPTER DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING NOTICEABLE FROM THE AIR AND SAID ?THE RUDDER AND THE WHEELS APPEAR FINE.? N21EU LANDED RY 9L WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AND AN MOR WAS DONE. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022, OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE METRO POLICE AVIATION DIVISION CALLED THE OPF ATM INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT AS HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. I INFORMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE ROC ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THERE BEING DAMAGE, AND HE HAD ME CALL OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CONTACT HIM TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT FSDO WOULD BE COMING TO THE AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE, AND TO HOLD OFF ON SUBMITTING AN 8020-9. ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022, I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM THE ROC, AFTER ADMINISTRATIVE HOURS, REQUESTING AN 8020-9.
NTSB investigation
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