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) On landing at cabin in the woods located in the mountains, the pilot experienced a brown out caused by the dust and dirt from the landing pad. The pilot could not see forward or downward. The rotorblades struck some large trees as the helicopter descended to the ground. A tree limb was thrust through the tail rotor during the event. There were no injuries to any of the occupants.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON LANDING AT CABIN IN THE WOODS LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINS, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A BROWN OUT CAUSED BY THE DUST AND DIRT FROM THE LANDING PAD. THE PILOT COULD NOT SEE FORWARD OR DOWNWARD. THE ROTORBLADES STRUCK SOME LARGE TREES AS THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. A TREE LIMB WAS THRUST THROUGH THE TAIL ROTOR DURING THE EVENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS.
Other reports on N500FU · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.