What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 1, 2007, at approximately 22:30 local time, air methods corp. was engaged in a medical flight transporting a patient from st. lukes hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics in Iowa city, Iowa. Approximately 5 minutes into the flight, the pilot heard a loud sound accompanied by a yawing of the aircraft. Although there were no warning lights and the instrument readings appeared normal, the pilot elected to divert to the Cedar Rapids airport for a precautionary landing. On approach to the airport, the aircraft started to yaw or torque and the pilot reported a perceived partial loss of power. The pilot immediately declared an emergency and initiated an autorotation. After a successful autorotative landing on runway 27, the pilot instructed the medical team to exit the aircraft and shut down using the engine start switch.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 1, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 22:30 LOCAL TIME, AIR METHODS CORP. WAS ENGAGED IN A MEDICAL FLIGHT TRANSPORTING A PATIENT FROM ST. LUKES HOSPITAL IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY A YAWING OF THE AIRCRAFT. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT READINGS APPEARED NORMAL, THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW OR TORQUE AND THE PILOT REPORTED A PERCEIVED PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATIVE LANDING ON RUNWAY 27, THE PILOT INSTRUCTED THE MEDICAL TEAM TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUT DOWN USING THE ENGINE START SWITCH.
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