What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
February 11, 2024. An incident report was generated for civil aircraft privacy data omitted, a Piper aircraft model PA28 with serial number 28-7790498. The aircraft was on the upwind leg for runway two nine (29) at the Bridgeport / Sikorsky Airport (kbdr) located in Bridgeport Connecticut. At approximately five hundred (500) feet above ground level, the aircraft encountered between four (4) and eight (8) birds flying directly in front and one (1) bird impacted the outboard left wing leading edge which created a large dent. The aircraft landed at kbdr without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
FEBRUARY 11, 2024. AN INCIDENT REPORT WAS GENERATED FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER AIRCRAFT MODEL PA28 WITH SERIAL NUMBER 28-7790498. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE UPWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY TWO NINE (29) AT THE BRIDGEPORT / SIKORSKY AIRPORT (KBDR) LOCATED IN BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT. AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED (500) FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED BETWEEN FOUR (4) AND EIGHT (8) BIRDS FLYING DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND ONE (1) BIRD IMPACTED THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WHICH CREATED A LARGE DENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KBDR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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