What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach to San Antonio military medical center, San Antonio Texas, at night the pilot flipped his night goggles to the up position due to the glare of the surrounding lights. Shortly there after the helicopter skid hit a radar tower guide wire. The pilot attempted to land at San Antonio medical center the flight nurse could not see the shadow of the skid. The landing was aborted, pilot declared an emergency and deverted to the San Antonio International Airport. No injuries, minor damange to aircraft. Partial left skid was severed forward of the cross tube.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH TO SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS, AT NIGHT THE PILOT FLIPPED HIS NIGHT GOGGLES TO THE UP POSITION DUE TO THE GLARE OF THE SURROUNDING LIGHTS. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE HELICOPTER SKID HIT A RADAR TOWER GUIDE WIRE.THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT SAN ANTONIO MEDICAL CENTER THE FLIGHT NURSE COULD NOT SEE THE SHADOW OF THE SKID.THE LANDING WAS ABORTED, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DEVERTED TO THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMANGE TO AIRCRAFT.PARTIAL LEFT SKID WAS SEVERED FORWARD OF THE CROSS TUBE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.