What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While performing practice touchdown autorotation to the west taxiway, the aircraft sustained a hard landing/rotor system sudden stoppage. Debris from the aircraft tail boom was spread east in the direction of active runway 31L with the tail roto driveshaft contained inside the tail boom being sent across teh runway, landing in-between runway 31L and the east taxiway. No mechanical abnormalities were reported by the flight crew. Flight control continuity was verified after the accident, with only post crash damage being noted in the tail rotor flight control system. Engine controls were also found to be functional.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PERFORMING PRACTICE TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION TO THE WEST TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING/ROTOR SYSTEM SUDDEN STOPPAGE. DEBRIS FROM THE AIRCRAFT TAIL BOOM WAS SPREAD EAST IN THE DIRECTION OF ACTIVE RUNWAY 31L WITH THE TAIL ROTO DRIVESHAFT CONTAINED INSIDE THE TAIL BOOM BEING SENT ACROSS TEH RUNWAY, LANDING IN-BETWEEN RUNWAY 31L AND THE EAST TAXIWAY. NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WERE REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WITH ONLY POST CRASH DAMAGE BEING NOTED IN THE TAIL ROTOR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. ENGINE CONTROLS WERE ALSO FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONAL.
NTSB investigation
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