What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
3/17/2023 Remote pilot was testing a used drone by surveying the roof of a small office building. During flight, sudden loss of GPS signals occurred and the drone began a flyaway to the east. Manual control could not be recovered and "return to home" landing functions would not respond. Pilot tracked the drone's position via camera feed as it flew off course until signal was lost, as which point, UAS automatically began a controlled landing. Pilot arrived at the landing site and discovered the UAS had collided with a vehicle. No injuries were casued by incident. Vehicle incurred mild cosmetic damage, scratches and scuffs to hood land windshield.
As the FAA filed it
3/17/2023 REMOTE PILOT WAS TESTING A USED DRONE BY SURVEYING THE ROOF OF A SMALL OFFICE BUILDING. DURING FLIGHT, SUDDEN LOSS OF GPS SIGNALS OCCURRED AND THE DRONE BEGAN A FLYAWAY TO THE EAST. MANUAL CONTROL COULD NOT BE RECOVERED AND "RETURN TO HOME" LANDING FUNCTIONS WOULD NOT RESPOND. PILOT TRACKED THE DRONE'S POSITION VIA CAMERA FEED AS IT FLEW OFF COURSE UNTIL SIGNAL WAS LOST, AS WHICH POINT, UAS AUTOMATICALLY BEGAN A CONTROLLED LANDING. PILOT ARRIVED AT THE LANDING SITE AND DISCOVERED THE UAS HAD COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE CASUED BY INCIDENT. VEHICLE INCURRED MILD COSMETIC DAMAGE, SCRATCHES AND SCUFFS TO HOOD LAND WINDSHIELD.