What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/19/2020 at approximately 1945 EST, the helicopter was returning to base, after a routine leg. They performed a normal stabilized approach to the helipad at kuse. When the helicopter started its decent, from a 10 to 15 foot hover, a sudden vibration was felt. The pilot was unsure if the helicopter was on the ground when the vibration was felt. The collective was lowered completely and the vibration seemed to subside. However, once the pedals were moved the vibration came back stronger, so the helicopter was shut down. Once everything stopped turning the pilot exited the aircraft and discovered that the tail rotor blade tips were shredded. When the pilot looked to see what was hit he noticed that he had struck a flood light that was on the southside of the helipad. The flood light was knocked off its post, which was approximately 3 feet high.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/19/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 EST, THE HELICOPTER WAS RETURNING TO BASE, AFTER A ROUTINE LEG. THEY PERFORMED A NORMAL STABILIZED APPROACH TO THE HELIPAD AT KUSE. WHEN THE HELICOPTER STARTED ITS DECENT, FROM A 10 TO 15 FOOT HOVER, A SUDDEN VIBRATION WAS FELT. THE PILOT WAS UNSURE IF THE HELICOPTER WAS ON THE GROUND WHEN THE VIBRATION WAS FELT. THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED COMPLETELY AND THE VIBRATION SEEMED TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, ONCE THE PEDALS WERE MOVED THE VIBRATION CAME BACK STRONGER, SO THE HELICOPTER WAS SHUT DOWN. ONCE EVERYTHING STOPPED TURNING THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE TIPS WERE SHREDDED. WHEN THE PILOT LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS HIT HE NOTICED THAT HE HAD STRUCK A FLOOD LIGHT THAT WAS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE HELIPAD. THE FLOOD LIGHT WAS KNOCKED OFF ITS POST, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET HIGH.