What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While practicing emergency manuevers in preparation for a checkride. Rose initiated two simulated engine failures at approx. 1500 AGL with power recoveries at the bottom (non-touchdown) the third simulated engine failure was at an altitude of less than 50 feet AGL. The pilot was not able to land the heli at the bottom with a power recovery. Insufficient rotor RPM remained at the bottom to sustain a cushion effect. The heli impacted the fround with sufficient force so as to separate the tail boom and flatten the landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PRACTICING EMERGENCY MANUEVERS IN PREPARATION FOR A CHECKRIDE. ROSE INITIATED TWO SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURES AT APPROX. 1500 AGL WITH POWER RECOVERIES AT THE BOTTOM (NON-TOUCHDOWN) THE THIRD SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF LESS THAN 50 FEET AGL. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO LAND THE HELI AT THE BOTTOM WITH A POWER RECOVERY. INSUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM REMAINED AT THE BOTTOM TO SUSTAIN A CUSHION EFFECT. THE HELI IMPACTED THE FROUND WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE SO AS TO SEPARATE THE TAIL BOOM AND FLATTEN THE LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.