What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Helicopter was turning final for an approach to land at Jefferson University hospital landing pad (9PA8). Upon turning on to final, the pilot heard and felt an impact above his head, and then saw an object fall past the right side of the aircraft. This was verified by the two nurses that were part of the crew while on the aircraft at the time of the impact. All operations of the aircraft were normal after the impact, and the pilot proceeded to land without further incident. Once on the landing pad the pilot noticed damage to the fuselage, upper cowl and multiple main rotor blades. Investigators were able to confirm the damage once on scene.
Multiple in-depth searches were performed in the area for any evidence of the possible object that may have impacted the helicopter. Each search was unsuccessful with finding any evidence.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELICOPTER WAS TURNING FINAL FOR AN APPROACH TO LAND AT JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LANDING PAD (9PA8). UPON TURNING ON TO FINAL, THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT AN IMPACT ABOVE HIS HEAD, AND THEN SAW AN OBJECT FALL PAST THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY THE TWO NURSES THAT WERE PART OF THE CREW WHILE ON THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. ALL OPERATIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NORMAL AFTER THE IMPACT, AND THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ONCE ON THE LANDING PAD THE PILOT NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, UPPER COWL AND MULTIPLE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THE DAMAGE ONCE ON SCENE.
MULTIPLE IN-DEPTH SEARCHES WERE PERFORMED IN THE AREA FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF THE POSSIBLE OBJECT THAT MAY HAVE IMPACTED THE HELICOPTER. EACH SEARCH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WITH FINDING ANY EVIDENCE.
NTSB investigation
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