What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was repositioning aircraft to pick up medical crew who had walked closer to accident scene. Pilot browned out in blowing dust and aborted landing. Upon returning to original landing zone pilot reported a slight vibration. On aircraft shutdown, slight damage was found to both tail rotor blades. Tail rotor, gear box and drive shaft were replaced and aircraft returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING AIRCRAFT TO PICK UP MEDICAL CREW WHO HAD WALKED CLOSER TO ACCIDENT SCENE. PILOT BROWNED OUT IN BLOWING DUST AND ABORTED LANDING. UPON RETURNING TO ORIGINAL LANDING ZONE PILOT REPORTED A SLIGHT VIBRATION. ON AIRCRAFT SHUTDOWN, SLIGHT DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO BOTH TAIL ROTOR BLADES. TAIL ROTOR, GEAR BOX AND DRIVE SHAFT WERE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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