What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed Carteret County hospital on 2045 local time. Pilot encountered shallow layer of scattered/broken fog at approximately 300'. Soon thereafter the pilot glimpsed a large white object go under the inboard edge of the pilot's chin bubble window followed immediately by the thump of an impact. No unusual vibrations felt by crew, no warning lights or indications of damage from instruments, nothing out of the ordinary noted. Upon landing at pitt hospital damage to right skid lights was noted in addition to bent antennas on belly of aircraft. Also some sort of "marshy" mud was noted on the rear clamshell doors, tail boom, vertical fins, and skids.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CARTERET COUNTY HOSPITAL ON 2045 LOCAL TIME. PILOT ENCOUNTERED SHALLOW LAYER OF SCATTERED/BROKEN FOG AT APPROXIMATELY 300'. SOON THEREAFTER THE PILOT GLIMPSED A LARGE WHITE OBJECT GO UNDER THE INBOARD EDGE OF THE PILOT'S CHIN BUBBLE WINDOW FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE THUMP OF AN IMPACT. NO UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS FELT BY CREW, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATIONS OF DAMAGE FROM INSTRUMENTS, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY NOTED. UPON LANDING AT PITT HOSPITAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT SKID LIGHTS WAS NOTED IN ADDITION TO BENT ANTENNAS ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. ALSO SOME SORT OF "MARSHY" MUD WAS NOTED ON THE REAR CLAMSHELL DOORS, TAIL BOOM, VERTICAL FINS, AND SKIDS.
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