What happened
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(-23) While flying low level waterfoul survey for the Washington state fish and wildlife service the pilot approached the bridge across the kettle river near Orient, Washington, he noticed two wires crossing the river but did not notice a wire closer. Upon seeing that wire the pilot privacy data omitted tried to manuver the helicopter so as not to hit the wire. The main rotor contacted the wire cutting it in two. Valenti manuvered the aircraft to a safe landing where he inspected the aircraft. He contacted his mechanic and was informed that a visual inspection of the rotor system cound be conducted by the pilot for this type of rotor strike. privacy data omitted Found no damage to the rotor or helicopter and continued the flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE FLYING LOW LEVEL WATERFOUL SURVEY FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE THE PILOT APPROACHED THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE KETTLE RIVER NEAR ORIENT, WASHINGTON, HE NOTICED TWO WIRES CROSSING THE RIVER BUT DID NOT NOTICE A WIRE CLOSER. UPON SEEING THAT WIRE THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO MANUVER THE HELICOPTER SO AS NOT TO HIT THE WIRE. THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE WIRE CUTTING IT IN TWO. VALENTI MANUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE LANDING WHERE HE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. HE CONTACTED HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM COUND BE CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT FOR THIS TYPE OF ROTOR STRIKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR OR HELICOPTER AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT.
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