What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 31 March 2023, the operator departed fresno yosemite international airport (fat) with a planned final destination of mcclellan airfield (kmcc). At approximately 2104 hours PDT, 7 miles north of Madera Municipal Airport (mae), aircraft privacy data omitted sustained a bird strike on the center of the windshield at approximately 4500 feet, declared an emergency with TRACON, diverted to Madera Municipal Airport (mae), and landed without further incident. The bird strike created a hole in the windshield, approximately 36 inches by 18 inches. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 31 MARCH 2023, THE OPERATOR DEPARTED FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FAT) WITH A PLANNED FINAL DESTINATION OF MCCLELLAN AIRFIELD (KMCC). AT APPROXIMATELY 2104 HOURS PDT, 7 MILES NORTH OF MADERA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MAE), AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH TRACON, DIVERTED TO MADERA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MAE), AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE BIRD STRIKE CREATED A HOLE IN THE WINDSHIELD, APPROXIMATELY 36 INCHES BY 18 INCHES. NO INJURIES.