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.
Bird strike on runway 18 between the touchdown zone and A2. A group of 3 sandhill cranes were on the left side of the runway during landing rollout. The cranes took off and flew towards the airplane and one of them impacted the left outboard wing leading edge causing minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
BIRD STRIKE ON RUNWAY 18 BETWEEN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE AND A2. A GROUP OF 3 SANDHILL CRANES WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE CRANES TOOK OFF AND FLEW TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE AND ONE OF THEM IMPACTED THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING LEADING EDGE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N53289 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.