What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 21, 2007 at 1445 CST, an experimental research and development Bell helicopter Textron aircraft (helicopter), N445HR, owned and operated by Bell helicopter Textron performed an off airport autorotation and landing, after an unscheduled engine flameout, while enroute on a VFR test flight with VMC weather conditions prevailing. The helicopter's skid gear separated on touchdown, and the helicopter rolled over on its left side, and sustained substantial damage. The crew were uninjured. The pilot in command holds a commercial pilot's certificate with airplane multi-engine, single-engine land, rotorcraft-helicopter, airplane and helicopter instrument ratings. The second pilot, observer, holds a commercial pilot's certificate with airplane multiengine, single-engine land, rotorcraft-helicopter, airplane and helicopter instrument ratings. The VFR flight originated from an undisclosed location at approximately 1400 CST.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 21, 2007 AT 1445 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON AIRCRAFT (HELICOPTER), N445HR, OWNED AND OPERATED BY BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT AUTOROTATION AND LANDING, AFTER AN UNSCHEDULED ENGINE FLAMEOUT, WHILE ENROUTE ON A VFR TEST FLIGHT WITH VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING. THE HELICOPTER'S SKID GEAR SEPARATED ON TOUCHDOWN, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CREW WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT'S CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE MULTI-ENGINE, SINGLE-ENGINE LAND, ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER, AIRPLANE AND HELICOPTER INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE SECOND PILOT, OBSERVER, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT'S CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE, SINGLE-ENGINE LAND, ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER, AIRPLANE AND HELICOPTER INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.