What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The riverside FSDO (ral FSDO) was informed that on December 12, 2021 a UAS hit a power line in Murrieta, CA. The operator of the UAS was an officer for menifee police department assisting Murrieta pd tracking a potential suspect.
The officer and his observer, his supervisor, decided to move to a new location in order to attempt to get to another vantage point to better locate the suspect. After relocating, the officer launched the drone and the UAS struck the power line during its initial climb.
The officer stated the area was not well lit and both he and is observer were rushed to locate their suspect. Neither noticed the power lines above them during their quick survey of the area.
Upon realizing the UAS struck the powerline the officers reported the incident. The local power company was dispatched and the power line was repaired.
The remote PIC was displayed a compliant attitude and brought back to compliance with counseling and a course from the faast website.
As the FAA filed it
THE RIVERSIDE FSDO (RAL FSDO) WAS INFORMED THAT ON DECEMBER 12, 2021 A UAS HIT A POWER LINE IN MURRIETA, CA. THE OPERATOR OF THE UAS WAS AN OFFICER FOR MENIFEE POLICE DEPARTMENT ASSISTING MURRIETA PD TRACKING A POTENTIAL SUSPECT.
THE OFFICER AND HIS OBSERVER, HIS SUPERVISOR, DECIDED TO MOVE TO A NEW LOCATION IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT TO GET TO ANOTHER VANTAGE POINT TO BETTER LOCATE THE SUSPECT. AFTER RELOCATING, THE OFFICER LAUNCHED THE DRONE AND THE UAS STRUCK THE POWER LINE DURING ITS INITIAL CLIMB.
THE OFFICER STATED THE AREA WAS NOT WELL LIT AND BOTH HE AND IS OBSERVER WERE RUSHED TO LOCATE THEIR SUSPECT. NEITHER NOTICED THE POWER LINES ABOVE THEM DURING THEIR QUICK SURVEY OF THE AREA.
UPON REALIZING THE UAS STRUCK THE POWERLINE THE OFFICERS REPORTED THE INCIDENT. THE LOCAL POWER COMPANY WAS DISPATCHED AND THE POWER LINE WAS REPAIRED.
THE REMOTE PIC WAS DISPLAYED A COMPLIANT ATTITUDE AND BROUGHT BACK TO COMPLIANCE WITH COUNSELING AND A COURSE FROM THE FAAST WEBSITE.