Helicopter wheel crashes through roof

MONROE, Ga., April 3 (UPI) -- A Monroe, Ga., man whose attic was invaded by a falling aircraft wheel said government officials told him it came from a landscaping company's helicopter.

Mark Brown, who said he was full of questions after the wheel crashed into his attic, leaving a hole in his roof and cracking the drywall in his second-story hallway, and he turned to the Federal Aviation Administration for answers, the Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald reported Thursday.

He said FAA officials told him the wheel fell from a helicopter owned by Forever Green Landscaping Inc. of Loganville, Ga.

Bruce Wright, chief deputy with the Walton County Sheriff's Office, said the wheel was part of a dolly system that is supposed to be removed from the helicopter before flight.

Brown, who coincidentally works at Bulldog Tire shop, said news of the wheel from heaven spread quickly in his community.

"Everyone who comes in asks about it," Brown laughed. "Everyone who calls asks about it. ... When I called my insurance agent, I think they already knew about it. Monroe's a small town, and news travels fast."