From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During a normal approach to a hover, the pilot made uncontrolled contact with the ground (grassy area) short of the helipad, causing damage to the right skid, tail rotor and tail rotor guard.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A NORMAL APPROACH TO A HOVER, THE PILOT MADE UNCONTROLLED CONTACT WITH THE GROUND (GRASSY AREA) SHORT OF THE HELIPAD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SKID, TAIL ROTOR AND TAIL ROTOR GUARD.
Other reports on N9421H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.