What happened
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Officer on the radio advise he had a male running from his pedestrian stop at privacy data omitted. Upon hearing this I launched my issued autel evo
2 Enterprise (FA3ATRTHET) from the third floor of the training tower located at fire station 1 to utilize the thermal capabilities due to the suspect hiding in a
Nearby area. Upon launching, due to the area collision sensors not allowing me to move more that 2 feet off of the platform in any direction, I turned off the sensors to move away from and out of the tower. In doing so I oriented the aircraft to the east of the tower. As I exited the platform, I gave the aircraft stick input to gain elevation. The aircraft did not gain elevation but continued east at a slow rate of
Speed. Approximately eight (8) feet from the tower is a small tree to which the
Aircraft struck and stopped the propeller from spinning. This caused the aircraft
From staying air born allowing it to fall the roughly 25 feet landing on the roof of
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The top of the unit. Upon walking down to recover the aircraft, it was found that
The front right propeller arm had broken in half approximately one inch from where
It connects to the body of the aircraft. From the connection point a small crack in
The body of the aircraft approximately one inch long was also found. There was
Also minor propeller damage. No other damage was located on the vehicle or
Aircraft. No other property damage occurred. Photos of the aircraft and vehicle
Were taken. Upon later taking the damaged vehicle for repair, it was advised an
Estimate of $1300 to fix the damages. No person was injured in the accident.
As the FAA filed it
OFFICER ON THE RADIO ADVISE HE HAD A MALE RUNNING FROM HIS PEDESTRIAN STOP AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. UPON HEARING THIS I LAUNCHED MY ISSUED AUTEL EVO
2 ENTERPRISE (FA3ATRTHET) FROM THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE TRAINING TOWER LOCATED AT FIRE STATION 1 TO UTILIZE THE THERMAL CAPABILITIES DUE TO THE SUSPECT HIDING IN A
NEARBY AREA. UPON LAUNCHING, DUE TO THE AREA COLLISION SENSORS NOT ALLOWING ME TO MOVE MORE THAT 2 FEET OFF OF THE PLATFORM IN ANY DIRECTION, I TURNED OFF THE SENSORS TO MOVE AWAY FROM AND OUT OF THE TOWER. IN DOING SO I ORIENTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE EAST OF THE TOWER. AS I EXITED THE PLATFORM, I GAVE THE AIRCRAFT STICK INPUT TO GAIN ELEVATION. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ELEVATION BUT CONTINUED EAST AT A SLOW RATE OF
SPEED. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) FEET FROM THE TOWER IS A SMALL TREE TO WHICH THE
AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND STOPPED THE PROPELLER FROM SPINNING. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT
FROM STAYING AIR BORN ALLOWING IT TO FALL THE ROUGHLY 25 FEET LANDING ON THE ROOF OF
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (FORD EXPLORER T^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) CAUSING DENTS TO
THE TOP OF THE UNIT. UPON WALKING DOWN TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS FOUND THAT
THE FRONT RIGHT PROPELLER ARM HAD BROKEN IN HALF APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH FROM WHERE
IT CONNECTS TO THE BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT. FROM THE CONNECTION POINT A SMALL CRACK IN
THE BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH LONG WAS ALSO FOUND. THERE WAS
ALSO MINOR PROPELLER DAMAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE OR
AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED. PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLE
WERE TAKEN. UPON LATER TAKING THE DAMAGED VEHICLE FOR REPAIR, IT WAS ADVISED AN
ESTIMATE OF $1300 TO FIX THE DAMAGES. NO PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.