What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During post flight inspection pilot noted the strike tabs (small metal tabs on the tips of the tail rotor blades) on the aircraft tail rotor assembly were bent over. Pilot believes he contacted vegetation while performing a helicopter air ambulance patient extraction in an unimproved area on a prior flight.
FAA inspection of the blades also noted each blade had a small dent, nicks and scratches. The strike tab on each blade tip was bent over. No leading edge damage was noted. Small vegetation ?clippings? Were noted stuck to the vertical fin on the tail rotor side.
As the FAA filed it
DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION PILOT NOTED THE STRIKE TABS (SMALL METAL TABS ON THE TIPS OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES) ON THE AIRCRAFT TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY WERE BENT OVER. PILOT BELIEVES HE CONTACTED VEGETATION WHILE PERFORMING A HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE PATIENT EXTRACTION IN AN UNIMPROVED AREA ON A PRIOR FLIGHT.
FAA INSPECTION OF THE BLADES ALSO NOTED EACH BLADE HAD A SMALL DENT, NICKS AND SCRATCHES. THE STRIKE TAB ON EACH BLADE TIP WAS BENT OVER. NO LEADING EDGE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. SMALL VEGETATION ?CLIPPINGS? WERE NOTED STUCK TO THE VERTICAL FIN ON THE TAIL ROTOR SIDE.