What happened
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(-23) Student pilot was on a supervised solo. His flight instructor was daniel Louis neunebel, holder of flight instructor certificate number 496508667. The CFI and student pilot hovered to the north practice area of the airport together. The CFI got out of the helicopter and was directing the students actions using hand signals. The student applied too much left pedal and increased the collective too rapidly. This caused the helicopter to leave the ground abruptly and make a rapid 180 degree turn. The student attempted to get the helicopter under control, but began a fore and aft oscillation followed by too rapid a return to the ground. The tail rotor struck the ground during the set down and was damaged. The helicopter came to rest without further damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SUPERVISED SOLO. HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DANIEL LOUIS NEUNEBEL, HOLDER OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NUMBER 496508667. THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT HOVERED TO THE NORTH PRACTICE AREA OF THE AIRPORT TOGETHER. THE CFI GOT OUT OF THE HELICOPTER AND WAS DIRECTING THE STUDENTS ACTIONS USING HAND SIGNALS. THE STUDENT APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT PEDAL AND INCREASED THE COLLECTIVE TOO RAPIDLY. THIS CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO LEAVE THE GROUND ABRUPTLY AND MAKE A RAPID 180 DEGREE TURN. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO GET THE HELICOPTER UNDER CONTROL, BUT BEGAN A FORE AND AFT OSCILLATION FOLLOWED BY TOO RAPID A RETURN TO THE GROUND. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND DURING THE SET DOWN AND WAS DAMAGED. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
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