What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman was conducting agricultural aerial application in a cornfield. He had conducted multiple passes in this field. The field had electrical transmission lines that were running through the field. The airman was aware of the wires had conducted multiple under-wire crossings to conduct his application. While passing under the wires one tail rotor blade struck and cut one of the electrical transmission wires. The airman executed a hovering autorotation and landed in the field without incident. The airman reported no injury. One of the tail rotor blades was damaged as well as minor damage to the tail rotor gear box.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION IN A CORNFIELD. HE HAD CONDUCTED MULTIPLE PASSES IN THIS FIELD. THE FIELD HAD ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES THAT WERE RUNNING THROUGH THE FIELD. THE AIRMAN WAS AWARE OF THE WIRES HAD CONDUCTED MULTIPLE UNDER-WIRE CROSSINGS TO CONDUCT HIS APPLICATION. WHILE PASSING UNDER THE WIRES ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AND CUT ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES. THE AIRMAN EXECUTED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION AND LANDED IN THE FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRMAN REPORTED NO INJURY. ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX.
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