What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative (only state facts or sequence of events that are relevant to the accident or incident)
The pilot hover taxied from a parking lot to a vacant roadway for a planned westerly departure. After acceleration pilot began the initial climb. The pilot stated the sun blinded his view of the wires during the initial climb. The helicopter struck one wire which broke free and fell to the adjacent ground without incident. The wire strike caused a dent in the leading edge of the rotor mast fairing. The pilot landed at his hangar one mile from the takeoff point without further incident.
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As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE (ONLY STATE FACTS OR SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT)
THE PILOT HOVER TAXIED FROM A PARKING LOT TO A VACANT ROADWAY FOR A PLANNED WESTERLY DEPARTURE. AFTER ACCELERATION PILOT BEGAN THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE PILOT STATED THE SUN BLINDED HIS VIEW OF THE WIRES DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK ONE WIRE WHICH BROKE FREE AND FELL TO THE ADJACENT GROUND WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WIRE STRIKE CAUSED A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ROTOR MAST FAIRING. THE PILOT LANDED AT HIS HANGAR ONE MILE FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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