What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On takeoff field location at approximately seventy feet, pilot heard "metal on metal" sound from rear of helicopter immediately followed by an aircraft right yaw of approximately thirty degrees. Pilot entered autorotation and landed on a slope resulting in the tail rotor blades, tail skid, and lower vertical fin on the tail boom striking the ground. Additionally, aircraft aft landing gear cross tube and structural support were spread/bent respectively. Initial discussion of aircraft damage with NTSB investigator privacy data omitted (chicago) resulted in an aircraft damage assessment of an incident. Suspect loss or control of tail rotor authority. Investigation is continuing into determining the cause of the aircraft incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON TAKEOFF FIELD LOCATION AT APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FEET, PILOT HEARD "METAL ON METAL" SOUND FROM REAR OF HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN AIRCRAFT RIGHT YAW OF APPROXIMATELY THIRTY DEGREES. PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND LANDED ON A SLOPE RESULTING IN THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES, TAIL SKID, AND LOWER VERTICAL FIN ON THE TAIL BOOM STRIKING THE GROUND. ADDITIONALLY, AIRCRAFT AFT LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORT WERE SPREAD/BENT RESPECTIVELY. INITIAL DISCUSSION OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WITH NTSB INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ (CHICAGO) RESULTED IN AN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF AN INCIDENT. SUSPECT LOSS OR CONTROL OF TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY. INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING INTO DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT.
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