What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: IAL38030398; while setting long-line external load down amongst wooded area, the pilot sitting on the left seat looking out the bubble door did not notice taller tree to his right and cut off two feet from the top of a spruce tree. The pilot felt a vibration after the tree strike and subsequently set the load down in a nearby clearing and landed the helicopter. Bonding separation was experienced on four of the five blades. Sudden stoppage criteria from manufacturer was used, resulting in replacement of all main rotor blades, tail rotor drive shaft and gear box engine, and full inspection of main rotor hub.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: IAL38030398; WHILE SETTING LONG-LINE EXTERNAL LOAD DOWN AMONGST WOODED AREA, THE PILOT SITTING ON THE LEFT SEAT LOOKING OUT THE BUBBLE DOOR DID NOT NOTICE TALLER TREE TO HIS RIGHT AND CUT OFF TWO FEET FROM THE TOP OF A SPRUCE TREE. THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION AFTER THE TREE STRIKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY SET THE LOAD DOWN IN A NEARBY CLEARING AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER. BONDING SEPARATION WAS EXPERIENCED ON FOUR OF THE FIVE BLADES. SUDDEN STOPPAGE CRITERIA FROM MANUFACTURER WAS USED, RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ALL MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT AND GEAR BOX ENGINE, AND FULL INSPECTION OF MAIN ROTOR HUB.