What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A dji matrice M30T drone, FAA#: FA34W9K9EF, serial number 1581F5BKD229H00D4F20, operated by a police department pilot certificate privacy data omitted using 2.4GHZ during a training mission was launched after swapping 2 batteries. Approximately 5-10 minutes into the flight, the rpic received an alert to return the drone immediately. Upon landing, the rpic discovered that one of the batteries had fallen out of the drone in flight. The battery was discovered the next day (4/4/24), embedded into the roof of a business. Total cost to repair the damage to the structure plus labor was $649.80. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
A DJI MATRICE M30T DRONE, FAA#: FA34W9K9EF, SERIAL NUMBER 1581F5BKD229H00D4F20, OPERATED BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USING 2.4GHZ DURING A TRAINING MISSION WAS LAUNCHED AFTER SWAPPING 2 BATTERIES. APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE RPIC RECEIVED AN ALERT TO RETURN THE DRONE IMMEDIATELY. UPON LANDING, THE RPIC DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE BATTERIES HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE DRONE IN FLIGHT. THE BATTERY WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY (4/4/24), EMBEDDED INTO THE ROOF OF A BUSINESS. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE PLUS LABOR WAS $649.80. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.