What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 9, 1998, at 1015 central daylight time (CDT), an aerospatiale, AS-355-F1, helicopter, N5775H, owned and operated by air logistics l.l.c. experienced a severe vibration on touchdown at an offshore oil platform. Subsequent investigation revealed suspected divergent dynamic excitation (ground resonance) to have occurred. Helicopter was inspected for causal mechanical anomalies per aerospatiale bulletin 01.14A although wear was noted on the mgb suspension, it was within manufacturers tolerances. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and company flight following procedures were in effect. The commercially rated pilot was not injured. There were no passengers on board. The flight originated at high island block 264A, Gulf of Mexico, on June 9, 1998, at 1010 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 9, 1998, AT 1015 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), AN AEROSPATIALE, AS-355-F1, HELICOPTER, N5775H, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR LOGISTICS L.L.C. EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION ON TOUCHDOWN AT AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED SUSPECTED DIVERGENT DYNAMIC EXCITATION (GROUND RESONANCE) TO HAVE OCCURRED. HELICOPTER WAS INSPECTED FOR CAUSAL MECHANICAL ANOMALIES PER AEROSPATIALE BULLETIN 01.14A ALTHOUGH WEAR WAS NOTED ON THE MGB SUSPENSION, IT WAS WITHIN MANUFACTURERS TOLERANCES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HIGH ISLAND BLOCK 264A, GULF OF MEXICO, ON JUNE 9, 1998, AT 1010 CDT.
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