What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: all time are approximate. Ratings cont. Airplane multiengine, rotorcraft-helicopter, instrument airplane. The flight was a FAA pilot verification of the 6000 lb. No hv capability of the aircraft at 7000 hd. FAA adams had completed three data points. On his fourth data point a 4 lg landing impact from a 50 foot hover resulted. The landing gear was damaged and the test stopped. From a 50 foot hover and no forward airspeed, the FAA pilot did not move the collective for over two seconds resulting in excessive loss in nr and high rate of descent. The landing gear forward and aft cross tubes were bent beyond maintenance manual allowable limits. A thorough inspection revealed no other collateral damage. FAA verification pilot: chip adams.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ALL TIME ARE APPROXIMATE. RATINGS CONT. AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE, ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT WAS A FAA PILOT VERIFICATION OF THE 6000 LB. NO HV CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT AT 7000 HD. FAA ADAMS HAD COMPLETED THREE DATA POINTS. ON HIS FOURTH DATA POINT A 4 LG LANDING IMPACT FROM A 50 FOOT HOVER RESULTED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE TEST STOPPED. FROM A 50 FOOT HOVER AND NO FORWARD AIRSPEED, THE FAA PILOT DID NOT MOVE THE COLLECTIVE FOR OVER TWO SECONDS RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE LOSS IN NR AND HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. THE LANDING GEAR FORWARD AND AFT CROSS TUBES WERE BENT BEYOND MAINTENANCE MANUAL ALLOWABLE LIMITS. A THOROUGH INSPECTION REVEALED NO OTHER COLLATERAL DAMAGE. FAA VERIFICATION PILOT: CHIP ADAMS.