What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Hems helicopter was making a night approach to a veneer factory in Smithfield, KY. Pilot illuminated and examined landing area prior to landing and landed where instructed by on scene personnel. Pilot said he noticed tall grass and a pole in vicinity of landing area. Upon landing he heard a thump and after shutdown saw where the ground actually rose up behind him, and the composite fairing under the fenestron had made contact was sitting on the ground damaging the fairing. He stated that being night and with the tall grass it was very hard to tell this during the approach and landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) HEMS HELICOPTER WAS MAKING A NIGHT APPROACH TO A VENEER FACTORY IN SMITHFIELD, KY. PILOT ILLUMINATED AND EXAMINED LANDING AREA PRIOR TO LANDING AND LANDED WHERE INSTRUCTED BY ON SCENE PERSONNEL. PILOT SAID HE NOTICED TALL GRASS AND A POLE IN VICINITY OF LANDING AREA. UPON LANDING HE HEARD A THUMP AND AFTER SHUTDOWN SAW WHERE THE GROUND ACTUALLY ROSE UP BEHIND HIM, AND THE COMPOSITE FAIRING UNDER THE FENESTRON HAD MADE CONTACT WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND DAMAGING THE FAIRING. HE STATED THAT BEING NIGHT AND WITH THE TALL GRASS IT WAS VERY HARD TO TELL THIS DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING.