What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After flying locally (E25) for approximately one (1) hour, the pilot and his passenger landed and topped off the fuel tank. The pilot taxied to runway 23 for takeoff. During the take off roll the aircraft attained approximately seventy (70) mph. However, the nose gear had not yet become "light" so the pilot pulled back on the cyclic stick and the aircraft suddenly "jumped" off the ground. Since the pilot was aware that he was behing the power curve, he applied full power, and pushed the cyclic stick forward to regain forward airspeed. This did not occur and the aircraft settled to the ground. The pilot then applied aft cyclic control so as not to land on only the nosewheel. The aircraft then lost rotor speed (nr) and forward airspeed resulting in total loss of control of the aircraft. The aircraft landed hard, rolled over, and came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER FLYING LOCALLY (E25) FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) HOUR, THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER LANDED AND TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANK. THE PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 23 FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY (70) MPH. HOWEVER, THE NOSE GEAR HAD NOT YET BECOME "LIGHT" SO THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE CYCLIC STICK AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY "JUMPED" OFF THE GROUND. SINCE THE PILOT WAS AWARE THAT HE WAS BEHING THE POWER CURVE, HE APPLIED FULL POWER, AND PUSHED THE CYCLIC STICK FORWARD TO REGAIN FORWARD AIRSPEED. THIS DID NOT OCCUR AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED AFT CYCLIC CONTROL SO AS NOT TO LAND ON ONLY THE NOSEWHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST ROTOR SPEED (NR) AND FORWARD AIRSPEED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, ROLLED OVER, AND CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
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