What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During hover on landing. Tail rotor struck chain link fence. Separated. Chopper spun. Landed, one skid rolled over. (-23) on June 24, 1996 at 0600 helicopter N521TC departed globe, ariz enroute to los cruses, NM. On landing at lru the aircraft was almost on the ground when the tail rotor hit a chain link fence. The helicopter started to rotate and became airborne again and rotated very fast. The pilot hagel werner pushed the collective pitch full down. The helicopter hit ramp hard, broke left skid off and rolled on it's side which destroyed tail boom & rotor head.
As the FAA filed it
DURING HOVER ON LANDING. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK CHAIN LINK FENCE. SEPARATED. CHOPPER SPUN. LANDED, ONE SKID ROLLED OVER. (-23) ON JUNE 24, 1996 AT 0600 HELICOPTER N521TC DEPARTED GLOBE, ARIZ ENROUTE TO LOS CRUSES, NM. ON LANDING AT LRU THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALMOST ON THE GROUND WHEN THE TAIL ROTOR HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO ROTATE AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND ROTATED VERY FAST. THE PILOT HAGEL WERNER PUSHED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH FULL DOWN. THE HELICOPTER HIT RAMP HARD, BROKE LEFT SKID OFF AND ROLLED ON IT'S SIDE WHICH DESTROYED TAIL BOOM & ROTOR HEAD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.