What happened
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(-23) On Thursday August 3, 2000 pilot fueled aircraft to the maximum capacity of 29 gallons of fuel. At approximately 0600 hours the pilot flew from lodi (westwind farms) to frenso (fat). On Friday August 4, 2000, approximately 1600 hours, after refueling the aircraft to a maximum capacity of 29 gallons of fuel, the pilot begun his return flight back to stocton airport (sck) using the same route. When approaching sck the pilot contacted the tower and made am emergency autorotation landing in an open field 2 miles southeast of sck. Hard landing resulted in main rotor blade hitting the tail boom causing damage to both. Flight time from fat to emergency landing was 1 hour and 35 mintues.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY AUGUST 3, 2000 PILOT FUELED AIRCRAFT TO THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 29 GALLONS OF FUEL. AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 HOURS THE PILOT FLEW FROM LODI (WESTWIND FARMS) TO FRENSO (FAT). ON FRIDAY AUGUST 4, 2000, APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS, AFTER REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT TO A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 29 GALLONS OF FUEL, THE PILOT BEGUN HIS RETURN FLIGHT BACK TO STOCTON AIRPORT (SCK) USING THE SAME ROUTE. WHEN APPROACHING SCK THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND MADE AM EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SCK. HARD LANDING RESULTED IN MAIN ROTOR BLADE HITTING THE TAIL BOOM CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH. FLIGHT TIME FROM FAT TO EMERGENCY LANDING WAS 1 HOUR AND 35 MINTUES.
NTSB investigation
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