What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)During animal capture operations, a lead weight attached to a capture net came loose as the net was fired from a netgun. The lead weight damaged a main rotor blade causing severe, violent vibration. The pilot attempted to land the a/c immediately from an altitude of approx. 10 feet AGL and with approx. 10-15 knots forward airspeed. After contacting the ground, the a/c slid for approx. 10 feet before a loud "bang" was heard after which the a/c flipped violently on its side and then flipped to its other side. The "bang" may have been the failure of a rotor blade. The a/c was destroyed. The net and net gun are manufactured by the operator.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING ANIMAL CAPTURE OPERATIONS, A LEAD WEIGHT ATTACHED TO A CAPTURE NET CAME LOOSE AS THE NET WAS FIRED FROM A NETGUN. THE LEAD WEIGHT DAMAGED A MAIN ROTOR BLADE CAUSING SEVERE, VIOLENT VIBRATION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE A/C IMMEDIATELY FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 10 FEET AGL AND WITH APPROX. 10-15 KNOTS FORWARD AIRSPEED. AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND, THE A/C SLID FOR APPROX. 10 FEET BEFORE A LOUD "BANG" WAS HEARD AFTER WHICH THE A/C FLIPPED VIOLENTLY ON ITS SIDE AND THEN FLIPPED TO ITS OTHER SIDE. THE "BANG" MAY HAVE BEEN THE FAILURE OF A ROTOR BLADE. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED. THE NET AND NET GUN ARE MANUFACTURED BY THE OPERATOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.