What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 06/26/2005 the pilot privacy data omitted and one passenger were returning from a photo flight. The pilot privacy data omitted obtained the ATIS and was cleared to the rotors of the rockies facility. When the approach was started to the rotors of the rockies landing pad the wind was a tailwind instead of the headwind that privacy data omitted was expecting. He could not accelerate straight ahead because of a flight rise in the terrain and conflicting traffic on runway 20 which was directly ahead. He pulled back the collective which caused a further drop in RPM and the aircraft contacted the ramp at a high rate of descent damaging the skids and associated structure. The tail rotor contacted the ground and was damaged. The main rotor did not make ground contact and there was no fuel leakage or any other fluid leakage. The pilot privacy data omitted and the passenger did not sustain any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06/26/2005 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND ONE PASSENGER WERE RETURNING FROM A PHOTO FLIGHT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ OBTAINED THE ATIS AND WAS CLEARED TO THE ROTORS OF THE ROCKIES FACILITY. WHEN THE APPROACH WAS STARTED TO THE ROTORS OF THE ROCKIES LANDING PAD THE WIND WAS A TAILWIND INSTEAD OF THE HEADWIND THAT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS EXPECTING. HE COULD NOT ACCELERATE STRAIGHT AHEAD BECAUSE OF A FLIGHT RISE IN THE TERRAIN AND CONFLICTING TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 20 WHICH WAS DIRECTLY AHEAD. HE PULLED BACK THE COLLECTIVE WHICH CAUSED A FURTHER DROP IN RPM AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RAMP AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT DAMAGING THE SKIDS AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE. THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DAMAGED. THE MAIN ROTOR DID NOT MAKE GROUND CONTACT AND THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE OR ANY OTHER FLUID LEAKAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND THE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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