What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was found laying on the right side of the fuselage, pointing in an easterly direction. It was east of the taxiway near the north hangar in an open field. The aircraft had sustained damage to the main rotor blades, tail boom, and canopy. The aircraft crashed while the student pilot was practicing hovering techniques for proficiency. The student pilot stated he made contact with the left skid and then struck the ground with the rotor blades, over corrected for the condition of flight, and rolled the aircraft landing on the right side.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LAYING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, POINTING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. IT WAS EAST OF THE TAXIWAY NEAR THE NORTH HANGAR IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL BOOM, AND CANOPY. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING HOVERING TECHNIQUES FOR PROFICIENCY. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT SKID AND THEN STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE ROTOR BLADES, OVER CORRECTED FOR THE CONDITION OF FLIGHT, AND ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.