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.
The aircraft was on an ILS approach to kfcm and flew through a flock of seagulls, damaging the radome and radar dish. No injuries. Airport operations found 2 seagulls on the approach end of 10R. Weather conditions at the time of the event reported a ceiling of 1600’ overcast, 1.5 miles visibility, and rain.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN ILS APPROACH TO KFCM AND FLEW THROUGH A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, DAMAGING THE RADOME AND RADAR DISH. NO INJURIES. AIRPORT OPERATIONS FOUND 2 SEAGULLS ON THE APPROACH END OF 10R. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT REPORTED A CEILING OF 1600’ OVERCAST, 1.5 MILES VISIBILITY, AND RAIN.