What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 8, 2024, at approximately 2100 EDT, while in cruise flight, following takeoff from george Washington university hospital heliport (24DC), located in Washington DC., stat medevac 10, privacy data omitted an Airbus BK117-C2 helicopter, was involved in a significant bird strike. The pilot reported at least five ducks struck the aircraft, impacting the pilot side windscreen, right hand transmission oil cooler, main rotor, and fuselage. The windscreen was penetrated, and the pilot received a minor injury to his finger. Two medical crewmembers were also on board and were uninjured. The pilot initiated an emergency landing at Tipton Airport (kfme) located in fort meade, Maryland. Helicopter privacy data omitted was at approximately 800-feet AGL when the bird strike occurred. The weather conditions were VFR with calm winds at the time of the flight. The pilot was transported to johns hopkins hospital via stat medevac 13, was treated for his injury and released. The stat medevac maintenance team relocated privacy data omitted to a hangar at Tipton Airport to perform the inspection and repair process.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 8, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 EDT, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HELIPORT (24DC), LOCATED IN WASHINGTON DC., STAT MEDEVAC 10, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN AIRBUS BK117-C2 HELICOPTER, WAS INVOLVED IN A SIGNIFICANT BIRD STRIKE. THE PILOT REPORTED AT LEAST FIVE DUCKS STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT, IMPACTING THE PILOT SIDE WINDSCREEN, RIGHT HAND TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER, MAIN ROTOR, AND FUSELAGE. THE WINDSCREEN WAS PENETRATED, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS FINGER. TWO MEDICAL CREWMEMBERS WERE ALSO ON BOARD AND WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT TIPTON AIRPORT (KFME) LOCATED IN FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. HELICOPTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 800-FEET AGL WHEN THE BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR WITH CALM WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL VIA STAT MEDEVAC 13, WAS TREATED FOR HIS INJURY AND RELEASED. THE STAT MEDEVAC MAINTENANCE TEAM RELOCATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO A HANGAR AT TIPTON AIRPORT TO PERFORM THE INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROCESS.