What happened
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The pilot landed the Bell BHT-430 helicopter on a main street in downtown Tecumseh, MI to retrieve an accident victim for transport to the university of Michigan hospital in ann arbor. The pilot conducted a 360 degree overview of the landing site before landing. He considered nearby trees and obstructions. Although the landing took place on a main street in town wherein the landing site offered tight clearances from surrounding objects, the landing was uneventful. Upon takeoff, the rotorwash inflicted minor damage to stores nearby. The most significant damage was to an awning on one storefront that was destroyed. However, the flying debris caused by the departing helicopter was hazardous to the operation but no damage to the aircraft was sustained.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT LANDED THE BELL BHT-430 HELICOPTER ON A MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN TECUMSEH, MI TO RETRIEVE AN ACCIDENT VICTIM FOR TRANSPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITAL IN ANN ARBOR. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A 360 DEGREE OVERVIEW OF THE LANDING SITE BEFORE LANDING. HE CONSIDERED NEARBY TREES AND OBSTRUCTIONS. ALTHOUGH THE LANDING TOOK PLACE ON A MAIN STREET IN TOWN WHEREIN THE LANDING SITE OFFERED TIGHT CLEARANCES FROM SURROUNDING OBJECTS, THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON TAKEOFF, THE ROTORWASH INFLICTED MINOR DAMAGE TO STORES NEARBY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS TO AN AWNING ON ONE STOREFRONT THAT WAS DESTROYED. HOWEVER, THE FLYING DEBRIS CAUSED BY THE DEPARTING HELICOPTER WAS HAZARDOUS TO THE OPERATION BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED.
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