What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted, a private rated airplane single engine land and sea pilot was receiving flight instruction from privacy data omitted in an R-22 helicopter N2649D. While practicing hover autorotations, the pilot privacy data omitted made a hard landing during which the helicopter bounced back into the air. The pilot privacy data omitted mishandled the recovery of the landing and the flight instructor failed to take the aircraft in time before the dynamic rollover occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, A PRIVATE RATED AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SEA PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN AN R-22 HELICOPTER N2649D. WHILE PRACTICING HOVER AUTOROTATIONS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ MADE A HARD LANDING DURING WHICH THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ MISHANDLED THE RECOVERY OF THE LANDING AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME BEFORE THE DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.