Incident Overview
A helicopter completing a medical evacuation flight was repositioning to its home base when it impacted the ground in a level attitude approximately 300 feet west of the threshold of Runway 18. The accident occurred during a night approach to the airfield.
Sequence of Events
While en route, the company dispatcher informed the crew that fog was moving into the area and advised them to hurry. During the night approach, the helicopter struck the ground. The crew stated that the last thing they remembered was being at 250 feet above ground level (AGL) while attempting a visual flight rules (VFR) approach.
Crew Actions
One pilot was monitoring the instruments while the other was attempting to acquire the runway environment. The aircraft was equipped and the pilots were qualified to conduct an instrument approach.
Conditions
Fog was reported to be moving into the area at the time of the incident.