What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Helicopter was cleared to air taxi to the compass rose by the tower. This route of flight required the helicopter to fly behind the signature building on the airport. Due to gusty wind conditions and changing wind directions, the flight path behind the signature building encountered the downwind turbulence and the pilot could not control the hover taxi and settled with power until the helicopter landed on the skids. The helicopter rolled over on it's left side which resulted in substantial damage to the helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) HELICOPTER WAS CLEARED TO AIR TAXI TO THE COMPASS ROSE BY THE TOWER. THIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT REQUIRED THE HELICOPTER TO FLY BEHIND THE SIGNATURE BUILDING ON THE AIRPORT. DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND CHANGING WIND DIRECTIONS, THE FLIGHT PATH BEHIND THE SIGNATURE BUILDING ENCOUNTERED THE DOWNWIND TURBULENCE AND THE PILOT COULD NOT CONTROL THE HOVER TAXI AND SETTLED WITH POWER UNTIL THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON THE SKIDS. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.