If he had not hit that crane he would have almost certainly landed at Battersea with no problem and the flight would have attracted no attention.
...and thats the problem. All making this an utter irrelevance and a box ticking process.
1.17.7 The Operator’s Operations Manual
Part A of the Operator’s Operations Manual detailed the responsibilities
and duties of the Chief Pilot (who was also the Flight Safety Officer), the
duty Operations Manager and the pilots operating flights. There was no
flight‑by‑flight requirement for the various post holders to engage with pilots in the decision whether or not to operate a flight and there was no formal pre-flight risk assessment process. However, it was expected that pilots would liaise with duty personnel or the Chief Pilot as required in fulfilling their responsibility to ensure the safe operation of the helicopter.
On the basis that the chief pilot didn't ensure the safe operation of the helicopter what is the consequence of that??