What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a landing into a confined area, while under power the aircraft settled in the snow to a point where the rotor blades came in contact with the tops of spruce trees. All 4 rotor blades were damaged on the bottom of the blades. The leading edges and tops of the blades were not damaged. There was no deceleration of the rotor system. The aircraft was immediately landed and shut down without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A LANDING INTO A CONFINED AREA, WHILE UNDER POWER THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN THE SNOW TO A POINT WHERE THE ROTOR BLADES CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TOPS OF SPRUCE TREES. ALL 4 ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BLADES. THE LEADING EDGES AND TOPS OF THE BLADES WERE NOT DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO DECELERATION OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY LANDED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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