What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was involved in aerial application on a field in a part 137 aircraft when he struck the static line of a power line near Fredericksburg, Iowa. This caused the power line to trip causing a power outage. This also disconnected a hose so the chemical being sprayed entered the cockpit and got on privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Flew the aircraft back to his home base, the oelwein, Iowa airport, and landed without incident. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries. Upon landing the pilot took a shower to wash off the chemical.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION ON A FIELD IN A PART 137 AIRCRAFT WHEN HE STRUCK THE STATIC LINE OF A POWER LINE NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, IOWA. THIS CAUSED THE POWER LINE TO TRIP CAUSING A POWER OUTAGE. THIS ALSO DISCONNECTED A HOSE SO THE CHEMICAL BEING SPRAYED ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND GOT ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS HOME BASE, THE OELWEIN, IOWA AIRPORT, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. UPON LANDING THE PILOT TOOK A SHOWER TO WASH OFF THE CHEMICAL.
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