What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 8, 2002, at approximately 1700 local time, N660SL, a BO-105 helicopter, had returned to its home base in Sparta, IL after a medical transport from pickneyville, IL to st. louis, MO. The occupants of the aircraft consisted of a pilot, a paramedic, and a flight nurse. The pilot landed the aircraft near the fuel pumps, located near the ramp area of the airport, with the intent of refueling the aircraft, while the engine and rotors were still turning, and thereafter, reposition the aircraft to its hangar. The pilot exited the aircraft and began walking toward the fuel pump area for the purpose of 'swiping' the credit card in order to activate the pump. The flight nurse and paramedic also exited the aircraft, as this was the termination of their previous transport. The paramedic began to assist the pilot by grasping the grounding strap from its reel, adjacent to the fuel pump, with the intent of attaching it to the aircraft, for the purpose of grounding the aircraft during the refueling process. The paramedic began to walk back towards the aircraft, with the grounding strap, as both the pilot and flight nurse continued in their respective tasks. The pilot and flight nurse were not facing the aircraft, nor the paramedic, when a loud noise was heard and both turned to see that the paramedic has sustained injury to his right arm and hand. The nurse returned to the paramedic to offer assistance, and the pilot returned to the aircraft to shut down the engine. The pilot noted that the alligator clip was missing from the ground strap and the strap was frayed. The pilot also noted that three rotor blades had sustained impact damage approximately two thirds out from the hub. The ground strap had come into contact with the main rotor arc and pulled the strap from the paramedic's hands resulting in injury to that individual. Amendment: privacy data omitted accident #CHI02LA156 has been downgraded to an incident per NTSB on 06-28-2002.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL TIME, N660SL, A BO-105 HELICOPTER, HAD RETURNED TO ITS HOME BASE IN SPARTA, IL AFTER A MEDICAL TRANSPORT FROM PICKNEYVILLE, IL TO ST. LOUIS, MO. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A PILOT, A PARAMEDIC, AND A FLIGHT NURSE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE FUEL PUMPS, LOCATED NEAR THE RAMP AREA OF THE AIRPORT, WITH THE INTENT OF REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE THE ENGINE AND ROTORS WERE STILL TURNING, AND THEREAFTER, REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS HANGAR. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN WALKING TOWARD THE FUEL PUMP AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF 'SWIPING' THE CREDIT CARD IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE PUMP. THE FLIGHT NURSE AND PARAMEDIC ALSO EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, AS THIS WAS THE TERMINATION OF THEIR PREVIOUS TRANSPORT. THE PARAMEDIC BEGAN TO ASSIST THE PILOT BY GRASPING THE GROUNDING STRAP FROM ITS REEL, ADJACENT TO THE FUEL PUMP, WITH THE INTENT OF ATTACHING IT TO THE AIRCRAFT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF GROUNDING THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE REFUELING PROCESS. THE PARAMEDIC BEGAN TO WALK BACK TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE GROUNDING STRAP, AS BOTH THE PILOT AND FLIGHT NURSE CONTINUED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TASKS. THE PILOT AND FLIGHT NURSE WERE NOT FACING THE AIRCRAFT, NOR THE PARAMEDIC, WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND BOTH TURNED TO SEE THAT THE PARAMEDIC HAS SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ARM AND HAND. THE NURSE RETURNED TO THE PARAMEDIC TO OFFER ASSISTANCE, AND THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE ALLIGATOR CLIP WAS MISSING FROM THE GROUND STRAP AND THE STRAP WAS FRAYED. THE PILOT ALSO NOTED THAT THREE ROTOR BLADES HAD SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS OUT FROM THE HUB. THE GROUND STRAP HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR ARC AND PULLED THE STRAP FROM THE PARAMEDIC'S HANDS RESULTING IN INJURY TO THAT INDIVIDUAL. AMENDMENT: ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ACCIDENT #CHI02LA156 HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT PER NTSB ON 06-28-2002.