What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 7, 2016, a Bell 206L4 operated by air evac was en route from a scene flight southeast of terrell airport (ktrl) to the dfw area. The flight path from the scene to the dfw area was directly over Mesquite airport (khqz), once it cleared the terrell airport area the pilot, contacted Mesquite tower and
Requested to transition the class d airspace and fly directly over the
Airport. Mesquite tower approved that action and told the pilot to report
One mile east of the runway. The pilot acknowledged, and started to contact
Operations center to update the flight plan. While doing that , the pilot noticed that the engine chip light had illuminated. The pilot amended his
Request with ATC and asked for immediate landing on the FBO ramp due to the chip light. Pilot did not
Declare an emergency. Tower called 911
Ambulance / fire as a precaution. Landing was made with no incident. Mesquite tower assisted in contacting an ambulance to continue with the patient transport by ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 7, 2016, A BELL 206L4 OPERATED BY AIR EVAC WAS EN ROUTE FROM A SCENE FLIGHT SOUTHEAST OF TERRELL AIRPORT (KTRL) TO THE DFW AREA. THE FLIGHT PATH FROM THE SCENE TO THE DFW AREA WAS DIRECTLY OVER MESQUITE AIRPORT (KHQZ), ONCE IT CLEARED THE TERRELL AIRPORT AREA THE PILOT, CONTACTED MESQUITE TOWER AND
REQUESTED TO TRANSITION THE CLASS D AIRSPACE AND FLY DIRECTLY OVER THE
AIRPORT. MESQUITE TOWER APPROVED THAT ACTION AND TOLD THE PILOT TO REPORT
ONE MILE EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED, AND STARTED TO CONTACT
OPERATIONS CENTER TO UPDATE THE FLIGHT PLAN. WHILE DOING THAT , THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT AMENDED HIS
REQUEST WITH ATC AND ASKED FOR IMMEDIATE LANDING ON THE FBO RAMP DUE TO THE CHIP LIGHT. PILOT DID NOT
DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. TOWER CALLED 911
AMBULANCE / FIRE AS A PRECAUTION. LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO INCIDENT. MESQUITE TOWER ASSISTED IN CONTACTING AN AMBULANCE TO CONTINUE WITH THE PATIENT TRANSPORT BY GROUND.