What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 29th, 2024, privacy data omitted was struck by a bird during a pilot training flight. On this day, the flight instructor had decieded to stay at kjyo, to conduct training on pattern work. In accordance with the instructor’s statement, he opened a sfra flight plan for kjyo at 0702HRS since the tower would not be open for another hour. At the time winds were light out of the northwest, approximately 330@ 5, 10 sm visibility, clr below 12,000, temputures right around freezing. With the student flying the aircraft, they had carried out a few laps in the pattern while landing runway 35, with no issues. At approximately 0830HRS, while on the downwind for runway 35, the instructor pilot stated that he saw two birds approximately 50 ft away. As they continued on the downwind, with the aircraft on a heading of approximately 171, and the instructor pilot ready to direct the student to start configuring the aircraft for landing, he saw, from his peripheral vision, a black shadow which flashed in the corner of the upper, right windscreen, blocking the sun as it passed by. Then they heard a thump. The student inquired into what that was, to which the instructor pilot informed her that they had just been hit by a bird. The instructor stated that he then took control of the aircraft and proceeded with a normal, no flap landing, as he was unsure of where the bird had actually struck. The landing was carried out, with no issues. Once on the ground, the aircraft was cleared to taxi to the north ramp, where it was parked, and damage assessed.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD DURING A PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT. ON THIS DAY, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD DECIEDED TO STAY AT KJYO, TO CONDUCT TRAINING ON PATTERN WORK. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR’S STATEMENT, HE OPENED A SFRA FLIGHT PLAN FOR KJYO AT 0702HRS SINCE THE TOWER WOULD NOT BE OPEN FOR ANOTHER HOUR. AT THE TIME WINDS WERE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, APPROXIMATELY 330@ 5, 10 SM VISIBILITY, CLR BELOW 12,000, TEMPUTURES RIGHT AROUND FREEZING. WITH THE STUDENT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, THEY HAD CARRIED OUT A FEW LAPS IN THE PATTERN WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 35, WITH NO ISSUES. AT APPROXIMATELY 0830HRS, WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT HE SAW TWO BIRDS APPROXIMATELY 50 FT AWAY. AS THEY CONTINUED ON THE DOWNWIND, WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 171, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT READY TO DIRECT THE STUDENT TO START CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, HE SAW, FROM HIS PERIPHERAL VISION, A BLACK SHADOW WHICH FLASHED IN THE CORNER OF THE UPPER, RIGHT WINDSCREEN, BLOCKING THE SUN AS IT PASSED BY. THEN THEY HEARD A THUMP. THE STUDENT INQUIRED INTO WHAT THAT WAS, TO WHICH THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT INFORMED HER THAT THEY HAD JUST BEEN HIT BY A BIRD. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED WITH A NORMAL, NO FLAP LANDING, AS HE WAS UNSURE OF WHERE THE BIRD HAD ACTUALLY STRUCK. THE LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT, WITH NO ISSUES. ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO THE NORTH RAMP, WHERE IT WAS PARKED, AND DAMAGE ASSESSED.