What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was in Binghamton NY, kbgm, to pick up a heart, for an organ transplant flight. Around midnight, 1-24-2021, the aircraft was in the hangar and was pulled out. The team, a doctor, a coordinator and both pilots got into the aircraft. They had a void time of 0035, about ten minutes. The crew used the checklist and was not rushed. The winds were about 18KTS and the taxiways were covered with an inch and a half of light snow. The snow was whipping up and made it hard to see. While taxing the PIC saw some glowing blue lights and started to taxi between them, thinking it was the taxiway. He ended up taxiing across a snow covered, closed helicopter pad and off of the ramp surface area between taxiway lima and bravo 2. POB: 4, no injuries. All walked back to the FBO to see if they could get the aircraft towed out. The aircraft remained in the snow until late afternoon of the next day, 1-25-2021. They removed the aircraft from the snow using a crane.
A FAA maintenance inspector, privacy data omitted stated that the forward pressure bulkhead does not appear to be damaged. Constant aviation and privacy data omitted is going to look at aircraft for estimates on the repair.
NTSB, privacy data omitted in an email on 1-26-2021, stated
?Based on the reported damage (minor) the NTSB will not investigate the incident and there will be no NTSB report or case number generated.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN BINGHAMTON NY, KBGM, TO PICK UP A HEART, FOR AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT FLIGHT. AROUND MIDNIGHT, 1-24-2021, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE HANGAR AND WAS PULLED OUT. THE TEAM, A DOCTOR, A COORDINATOR AND BOTH PILOTS GOT INTO THE AIRCRAFT. THEY HAD A VOID TIME OF 0035, ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THE CREW USED THE CHECKLIST AND WAS NOT RUSHED. THE WINDS WERE ABOUT 18KTS AND THE TAXIWAYS WERE COVERED WITH AN INCH AND A HALF OF LIGHT SNOW. THE SNOW WAS WHIPPING UP AND MADE IT HARD TO SEE. WHILE TAXING THE PIC SAW SOME GLOWING BLUE LIGHTS AND STARTED TO TAXI BETWEEN THEM, THINKING IT WAS THE TAXIWAY. HE ENDED UP TAXIING ACROSS A SNOW COVERED, CLOSED HELICOPTER PAD AND OFF OF THE RAMP SURFACE AREA BETWEEN TAXIWAY LIMA AND BRAVO 2. POB: 4, NO INJURIES. ALL WALKED BACK TO THE FBO TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET THE AIRCRAFT TOWED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE SNOW UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OF THE NEXT DAY, 1-25-2021. THEY REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE SNOW USING A CRANE.
A FAA MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED. CONSTANT AVIATION AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS GOING TO LOOK AT AIRCRAFT FOR ESTIMATES ON THE REPAIR.
NTSB, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN AN EMAIL ON 1-26-2021, STATED
?BASED ON THE REPORTED DAMAGE (MINOR) THE NTSB WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND THERE WILL BE NO NTSB REPORT OR CASE NUMBER GENERATED.