WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A medical helicopter made an emergency landing in Whitemarsh Township on May 19, an incident that was captured on video.
Authorities initially received reports of a helicopter crash in the Cannon Hill neighborhood. First responders arrived to find a PennSTAR medical helicopter on the property of a home in the 6000 block of Musket Road, according to FOX 29.
“Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the pilot can be heard saying over the radio. “We’re on the ground. All three crewmembers still alive,” he continued.
“We got very lucky tonight. It’s a miracle that the pilot did an amazing job. From all accounts, as out of control as it was, he controlled it into an area and was able to put it down without striking,” White Marsh Township Police Department Chief Christopher Ward said. “Luckily for us, any homes, any vehicles or any people.”
Officials said the helicopter was returning to its base from Philadelphia. No patients were on board at the time of the emergency landing.
The three crew members on board escaped safely and were taken to the hospital by medics for precautionary evaluations.
The FAA is investigating the cause of the emergency landing.
