What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on a straight in visual approach 2 mile final and cleared to land on runway 14 at kcxo, aircraft encountered a group of aproximately 4 large birds. Pilot adjusted pitch down to attempt to avoid but was unsuccessful. One of the birds struck the vertical stabilzer. Pilot encountered some loss of stabiltiy about the vertical axis but still had good positive control of the aircraft. He declared emergency and landed runway 14 without further inicident.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON A STRAIGHT IN VISUAL APPROACH 2 MILE FINAL AND CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14 AT KCXO, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GROUP OF APROXIMATELY 4 LARGE BIRDS. PILOT ADJUSTED PITCH DOWN TO ATTEMPT TO AVOID BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ONE OF THE BIRDS STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILZER. PILOT ENCOUNTERED SOME LOSS OF STABILTIY ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS BUT STILL HAD GOOD POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED RUNWAY 14 WITHOUT FURTHER INICIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.