Air medical landing zone aborted due to low clouds

Heard on: Greene VA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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We are currently on the LZ with our brush truck unit.

00:05

That's 34 on the roof.

00:07

If you can see it with your light at (number withheld) Lewis Mountain Road.

00:14

All right, Greene County LZ command from Air Care Five.

00:18

We are not able to go any higher than the current altitude that we're at due to the cloud ceiling.

00:25

We are wondering if you are able to do any other LZ lower in altitude due to the ceiling.

00:34

Okay, we got you in sight.

00:35

If you see us.

00:38

Greene County LV Command from Air Care Five.

00:40

Unfortunately, we're going to have to abort due to meteorological conditions to the mountain top.

00:44

If you're able to evacuate the patient to the ground, we can reattempt, but we understand that's probably going to take us some time.

00:51

We do need to get out of this new cloud here.

2026-10-28 23:13 UTC

Medical Emergency

Skyline Dr, Stanardsville, VA 22973

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, air medical crews reported an aborted landing zone operation near Lewis Mountain Road in Greene County due to low cloud ceilings. Ground units with a brush truck were on site, and the helicopter indicated they could reattempt if the patient was moved to a lower area.