What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 14, 2005, at approximately 1905 mountain daylight time, a Hughes 269C, N311CP, operated by silver state helicopters, was destroyed when it impacted the runway while landing at Pueblo Memorial Airport (pub), Pueblo, CO. A post impact fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial certified flight instructor and student pilot received serious injuries. According to Pueblo air traffic control tower, the helicopter had been conducting multiple approaches to runway 8R and had been cleared for the option. One witness stated that the helicopter appeared to be in a steeper approach than the previous approaches. The helicopter impacted the runway hard, splitting both landing skids out laterally. It rolled over on it's left side and caught fire. All three rotor blades were bent, the tail boom separated at the tail rotor drive shaft, and the tail rotor blades were fragmented. The fuselage was crushed and wrinkled and the plexiglas bubble fragmented.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1905 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HUGHES 269C, N311CP, OPERATED BY SILVER STATE HELICOPTERS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT (PUB), PUEBLO, CO. A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. ACCORDING TO PUEBLO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, THE HELICOPTER HAD BEEN CONDUCTING MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO RUNWAY 8R AND HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE OPTION. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER APPEARED TO BE IN A STEEPER APPROACH THAN THE PREVIOUS APPROACHES. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY HARD, SPLITTING BOTH LANDING SKIDS OUT LATERALLY. IT ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE AND CAUGHT FIRE. ALL THREE ROTOR BLADES WERE BENT, THE TAIL BOOM SEPARATED AT THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, AND THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WERE FRAGMENTED. THE FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED AND WRINKLED AND THE PLEXIGLAS BUBBLE FRAGMENTED.
NTSB investigation
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