What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1215 PST on route to the grand canyon 1/2 mile east of indian pass at 3800 feet MSL, helicopter encountered a bird strike. Bird entered the cabin through the left windscreen and came to rest behind the front middle seat (seat #1). Pilot lowered collective and applied aft cyclic, while assessing damage to windscreen, windscreen was stable. Pilot asked if passengers were injured, all replied they were okay. Airspeed at this time was 60 KIAS. Pilot called Boulder base informing base of incident, base instructed pilot to land helicopter in the desert. Pilot found safe landing area approximately 3 miles east of wilson's peak and conducted a standard off-airport confined landing.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 PST ON ROUTE TO THE GRAND CANYON 1/2 MILE EAST OF INDIAN PASS AT 3800 FEET MSL, HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE. BIRD ENTERED THE CABIN THROUGH THE LEFT WINDSCREEN AND CAME TO REST BEHIND THE FRONT MIDDLE SEAT (SEAT #1). PILOT LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND APPLIED AFT CYCLIC, WHILE ASSESSING DAMAGE TO WINDSCREEN, WINDSCREEN WAS STABLE. PILOT ASKED IF PASSENGERS WERE INJURED, ALL REPLIED THEY WERE OKAY. AIRSPEED AT THIS TIME WAS 60 KIAS. PILOT CALLED BOULDER BASE INFORMING BASE OF INCIDENT, BASE INSTRUCTED PILOT TO LAND HELICOPTER IN THE DESERT. PILOT FOUND SAFE LANDING AREA APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF WILSON'S PEAK AND CONDUCTED A STANDARD OFF-AIRPORT CONFINED LANDING.