What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman dropped off passengers on a river bank after landing. The aircraft was swept into vegetation on shore before the airman could water taxi away or take off, resulting in a rotor strike. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN DROPPED OFF PASSENGERS ON A RIVER BANK AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SWEPT INTO VEGETATION ON SHORE BEFORE THE AIRMAN COULD WATER TAXI AWAY OR TAKE OFF, RESULTING IN A ROTOR STRIKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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