What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While under instruction, conducting instrument proficiency checks, the crew executed a missed approach and turned to the north and climbed to 2000 ft MSL to set up for a second approach. The crew noticed a turkey buzzard drop into view from high left and there was no time to conduct any evasive actions. The bird struck the right, upper side of the windscreen, broke a hole in the windscreen, and impacted the right-side elevator. There were no injuries to the crew and the aircraft was under control throughout the event. The aircraft returned to the field and landed uneventfully. Post flight inspection of the damage was assessed by the maufacturer and the area where the damage located is considered non-repairable and the aircraft is considered a total loss.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE UNDER INSTRUCTION, CONDUCTING INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECKS, THE CREW EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND TURNED TO THE NORTH AND CLIMBED TO 2000 FT MSL TO SET UP FOR A SECOND APPROACH. THE CREW NOTICED A TURKEY BUZZARD DROP INTO VIEW FROM HIGH LEFT AND THERE WAS NO TIME TO CONDUCT ANY EVASIVE ACTIONS. THE BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT, UPPER SIDE OF THE WINDSCREEN, BROKE A HOLE IN THE WINDSCREEN, AND IMPACTED THE RIGHT-SIDE ELEVATOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED BY THE MAUFACTURER AND THE AREA WHERE THE DAMAGE LOCATED IS CONSIDERED NON-REPAIRABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.