What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Attached NTSB: FTW00LA145 (.4)during a touchdown autorotation, which the flight instructor was demonstrating, the helicopter touched down with forward movement. As the helicopter was sliding along the ground, it suddenly stopped and went up onto the toes of the skids before settling back onto the skids. During the event, the main rotor blades struck the tailboom forward of the tailrotor area and severed the tailboom. The operator reported that both main rotor blades, the front skid crossboom, the tailrotor gearbox, and both tailrotor blades sustained damage. The FAA inspector who examined the accident site, reported that the grass area north of runway 9 had minute indentations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ATTACHED NTSB: FTW00LA145 (.4)DURING A TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION, WHICH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING, THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN WITH FORWARD MOVEMENT. AS THE HELICOPTER WAS SLIDING ALONG THE GROUND, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WENT UP ONTO THE TOES OF THE SKIDS BEFORE SETTLING BACK ONTO THE SKIDS. DURING THE EVENT, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAILBOOM FORWARD OF THE TAILROTOR AREA AND SEVERED THE TAILBOOM. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES, THE FRONT SKID CROSSBOOM, THE TAILROTOR GEARBOX, AND BOTH TAILROTOR BLADES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT THE GRASS AREA NORTH OF RUNWAY 9 HAD MINUTE INDENTATIONS.
NTSB investigation
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