What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. David w. smith who resides at privacy data omitted is the owner of a/c N4009W. privacy data omitted . While hovering low over the ground during a test flight at Mr. Smith's residence, one blade of the helicopter's rotor struck a grounding wire located between two electric power transmission poles. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during this flight for which no flight plan was filed. One rotor blade sustained a 3-inch cut from the trailing edge approx. 5 feet from the blade tip. The other blade received some scraping damage near the tip. Mr. Smith and his son, the only other occupant, received no injuries. The PIC, Mr. Smith holds a private pilot certificate. This flight originated on March 10, 2001, at approximately.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. DAVID W. SMITH WHO RESIDES AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS THE OWNER OF A/C N4009W. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . WHILE HOVERING LOW OVER THE GROUND DURING A TEST FLIGHT AT MR. SMITH'S RESIDENCE, ONE BLADE OF THE HELICOPTER'S ROTOR STRUCK A GROUNDING WIRE LOCATED BETWEEN TWO ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION POLES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THIS FLIGHT FOR WHICH NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ONE ROTOR BLADE SUSTAINED A 3-INCH CUT FROM THE TRAILING EDGE APPROX. 5 FEET FROM THE BLADE TIP. THE OTHER BLADE RECEIVED SOME SCRAPING DAMAGE NEAR THE TIP. MR. SMITH AND HIS SON, THE ONLY OTHER OCCUPANT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PIC, MR. SMITH HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON MARCH 10, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY.
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