What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While conducting agricultural operations. The pilot did the standard procedure of surveying the area to be sprayed, and was aware of the high wires in the area. In the process of spraying the field the pilot misjudged the distance between his aircraft and one section of high wires and struck the wires with the aircraft. Resulting in damage to the spray boom and a brake caliper. Conducting a precautionary landing, notified the energy company about the wire, and did the needed repair to the aircraft and departed the field for his home airstrip.
No follow-up action is needed.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. THE PILOT DID THE STANDARD PROCEDURE OF SURVEYING THE AREA TO BE SPRAYED, AND WAS AWARE OF THE HIGH WIRES IN THE AREA. IN THE PROCESS OF SPRAYING THE FIELD THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND ONE SECTION OF HIGH WIRES AND STRUCK THE WIRES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE SPRAY BOOM AND A BRAKE CALIPER. CONDUCTING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, NOTIFIED THE ENERGY COMPANY ABOUT THE WIRE, AND DID THE NEEDED REPAIR TO THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE FIELD FOR HIS HOME AIRSTRIP.
NO FOLLOW-UP ACTION IS NEEDED.
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