What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot was completing his solo cross country flight. Upon touch down the student pilot lost control of the helicopter. The helicopter spun to the left several times causing the tail boom to strike the flight instructor who had come out to meet the helicopter. The helicopter impacted the tarmac with such force as to cause substantial damage to the structure. The flight instructor received a cut to the back of his head requiring stitches.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING HIS SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER SPUN TO THE LEFT SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING THE TAIL BOOM TO STRIKE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO HAD COME OUT TO MEET THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE TARMAC WITH SUCH FORCE AS TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED A CUT TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.