What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 28, 2007 at approximately 1215 hours, the pilot privacy data omitted departed spirit of st. louis airport (sus) for a routine solo training flight from sus to Washington memorial airport (MO6). While enroute to MO6, the pilot privacy data omitted decided to divert to st. Clair regional airport (K39) due to traffic in the area of MO6. Upon arrival at K39 and leaving the active runway, the pilot privacy data omitted lost control of the helicopter causing the tail rotor to strike the taxiway and had a hard landing causing the landing gear to spread. Substantial damage was done to the aft vertical and horizontal tail surfaces and the tail rotor separated from the aircraft. No injuries occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 HOURS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) FOR A ROUTINE SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT FROM SUS TO WASHINGTON MEMORIAL AIRPORT (MO6). WHILE ENROUTE TO MO6, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ST. CLAIR REGIONAL AIRPORT (K39) DUE TO TRAFFIC IN THE AREA OF MO6. UPON ARRIVAL AT K39 AND LEAVING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER CAUSING THE TAIL ROTOR TO STRIKE THE TAXIWAY AND HAD A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO SPREAD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AFT VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL TAIL SURFACES AND THE TAIL ROTOR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
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