What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While trimming trees from a powerline right-of-way two miles south of Camdenton, Missouri, the pilot observed a piece of tree debris coming up from the saw which hit the main rotor blade. The pilot noticed a momentary vibration and made a precautionary landing in a nearby field. After landing, the pilot inspected the helicopter and the only visible damage was a slight wrinkle near the root and trailing edge of one main rotor blade. No other damage was noted.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TRIMMING TREES FROM A POWERLINE RIGHT-OF-WAY TWO MILES SOUTH OF CAMDENTON, MISSOURI, THE PILOT OBSERVED A PIECE OF TREE DEBRIS COMING UP FROM THE SAW WHICH HIT THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE PILOT NOTICED A MOMENTARY VIBRATION AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT INSPECTED THE HELICOPTER AND THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS A SLIGHT WRINKLE NEAR THE ROOT AND TRAILING EDGE OF ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.