Sounds to me like a good news/bad news story:
*Phone rings*
"Hello boss, I have good news and bad news."
"Good news first, please .."
"Nobody hurt."
"That's a relief. And the bad news?"
"Uh, let's say that the damage won't buff out ... the bird is going to cost some money to repair. Landing site was 40 km short of pavement ..."
*click*
Glad to hear nobody hurt. Sorry to see a bird go down.