What happened
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(-23) N350JG departed morgan city, LA on second flight of the day for off shore destination. Prior to crossing the beach the pilot heard a thump and noted a sligth yaw. Passsinf traffic offered to examine the tail rotor forrotation as the aircraft diverted to Patterson. Emergency procedures for tail rotor malfunction was accomplished and Patterson UNICOM was notified with a request for emergency equipment. While accomplishing practice approaches for a run on landing, a conference call was made to Eurocopter managment by paul rosenberger, the regional technical representative for Eurocopter. As the aircraft was turning downwind for the fifth approach the aircraft lost hydrqulics and yaw became uncontrollable. The passenger brought the fuel control lever back, as briefed and the pilot entered autorotation. The downwind autorotation was to a clear sod area and upon touchdown the right skid dug in and the aircraft went up on its nose, rotated 90 degrees, rolled left 90 degrees and fell on its left side. The passenger and pilot evacuated aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N350JG DEPARTED MORGAN CITY, LA ON SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY FOR OFF SHORE DESTINATION. PRIOR TO CROSSING THE BEACH THE PILOT HEARD A THUMP AND NOTED A SLIGTH YAW. PASSSINF TRAFFIC OFFERED TO EXAMINE THE TAIL ROTOR FORROTATION AS THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PATTERSON. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR TAIL ROTOR MALFUNCTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND PATTERSON UNICOM WAS NOTIFIED WITH A REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING PRACTICE APPROACHES FOR A RUN ON LANDING, A CONFERENCE CALL WAS MADE TO EUROCOPTER MANAGMENT BY PAUL ROSENBERGER, THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EUROCOPTER. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING DOWNWIND FOR THE FIFTH APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT LOST HYDRQULICS AND YAW BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE PASSENGER BROUGHT THE FUEL CONTROL LEVER BACK, AS BRIEFED AND THE PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE DOWNWIND AUTOROTATION WAS TO A CLEAR SOD AREA AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT SKID DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE, ROTATED 90 DEGREES, ROLLED LEFT 90 DEGREES AND FELL ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE PASSENGER AND PILOT EVACUATED AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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