What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pic/border patrol agent jonathan chad stevens was piloting a border patrol helicopter, assisting border patrol agents on the ground, who were attempting to find and detain a group of illegal aliens. While maneuvering the helicopter in a remote canyon area, approximately 150 ft above ground, stevens was looking down at the canyon floor when a main rotor blade struck a wire suspended above the canyon. The wire was severed and the helicopter made a precautionary landing near the scend. Following an inspection by border patrol maintenance personnel, a main rotor blade was replaced and the aircraft returned to base.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC/BORDER PATROL AGENT JONATHAN CHAD STEVENS WAS PILOTING A BORDER PATROL HELICOPTER, ASSISTING BORDER PATROL AGENTS ON THE GROUND, WHO WERE ATTEMPTING TO FIND AND DETAIN A GROUP OF ILLEGAL ALIENS. WHILE MANEUVERING THE HELICOPTER IN A REMOTE CANYON AREA, APPROXIMATELY 150 FT ABOVE GROUND, STEVENS WAS LOOKING DOWN AT THE CANYON FLOOR WHEN A MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A WIRE SUSPENDED ABOVE THE CANYON. THE WIRE WAS SEVERED AND THE HELICOPTER MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR THE SCEND. FOLLOWING AN INSPECTION BY BORDER PATROL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, A MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE.
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