What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot, bruce harrison, stated he was landing at the fire site and his approach was a little high and the wind was causing up drafts, the aircraft was settling into some trees so he added more power but lost tail rotor authority and started spinning, he rolled off the power and landed hard and the aircraft rolled over. During the investigation at the accident site it was noted the main rotor blades had struck several trees prior to the aircraft hitting the ground. There was also indications the tail boom had also gotten into the trees prior to impact. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT, BRUCE HARRISON, STATED HE WAS LANDING AT THE FIRE SITE AND HIS APPROACH WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND THE WIND WAS CAUSING UP DRAFTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING INTO SOME TREES SO HE ADDED MORE POWER BUT LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY AND STARTED SPINNING, HE ROLLED OFF THE POWER AND LANDED HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. DURING THE INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IT WAS NOTED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HAD STRUCK SEVERAL TREES PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT HITTING THE GROUND. THERE WAS ALSO INDICATIONS THE TAIL BOOM HAD ALSO GOTTEN INTO THE TREES PRIOR TO IMPACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.