What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N667SA was conducting helicopter flight training at the time of the incident. The CFI demonstrated the proper recovery procedures for loss of tail rotor effectiveness (lte) to the commercially rated student and then asked him to perform the maneuver. The flight instructor reported that during the initiation of the recovery from lte, the student chopped the throttle instead of gradually decreasing power to control the yaw. An eyewitness confirmed the instructors account of the throttle being chopped versus being gradually reduced. The helicopter immediately descended nose low and struck the forward skids on the runway, breaking them off. The instructor took the controls and attempted to stabilize the aircraft and the aircraft rocked backwards onto the rear skids and came to a stop. There were no injuries to the crew and only minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N667SA WAS CONDUCTING HELICOPTER FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE CFI DEMONSTRATED THE PROPER RECOVERY PROCEDURES FOR LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS (LTE) TO THE COMMERCIALLY RATED STUDENT AND THEN ASKED HIM TO PERFORM THE MANEUVER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT DURING THE INITIATION OF THE RECOVERY FROM LTE, THE STUDENT CHOPPED THE THROTTLE INSTEAD OF GRADUALLY DECREASING POWER TO CONTROL THE YAW. AN EYEWITNESS CONFIRMED THE INSTRUCTORS ACCOUNT OF THE THROTTLE BEING CHOPPED VERSUS BEING GRADUALLY REDUCED. THE HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY DESCENDED NOSE LOW AND STRUCK THE FORWARD SKIDS ON THE RUNWAY, BREAKING THEM OFF. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED BACKWARDS ONTO THE REAR SKIDS AND CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.