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.
Aircraft had been cleared to land runway 36. At about 1/2 mile final, the pilot reported a bird strike which may have been a hawk. This strike caused a dent in the leading edge of the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 36. AT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FINAL, THE PILOT REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A HAWK. THIS STRIKE CAUSED A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING.