What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing at a heli-pad at southern west Virginia community college, Saulsville, WV the aircraft began a slow yaw to the right at approximately 40 feet AGL. Pilot reported no response when applying left tail rotor pedal and aircraft continued to yaw to the right. Pilot stated that the aircraft was too low to enter an auto-rotation and the aircraft made a hard landing over an embankment short of the heli-pad. The weather was VMC with calm winds but the temperature was approximately 95 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING AT A HELI-PAD AT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SAULSVILLE, WV THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLOW YAW TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL. PILOT REPORTED NO RESPONSE WHEN APPLYING LEFT TAIL ROTOR PEDAL AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW TO ENTER AN AUTO-ROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING OVER AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE HELI-PAD. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH CALM WINDS BUT THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95 DEGREES.
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