What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approx. 1900 EDT pilot executed a practice visual approach to pke county airport (keon) in visual meteorological conditions. During the flare for landing, due to having set the friction lock, the pilot overcontrolled the collective causing the tail to strike the ground. This damaged the notar (no tail rotor) tail boom, and subsequently caused the aircraft to then nose down striking the ground. The rotor blades struck the tail and the ground causing destruction of the aircraft. There were no injuries or post-crash fire. Maintenance records were reviewed and no discrepancies found.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROX. 1900 EDT PILOT EXECUTED A PRACTICE VISUAL APPROACH TO PKE COUNTY AIRPORT (KEON) IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING, DUE TO HAVING SET THE FRICTION LOCK, THE PILOT OVERCONTROLLED THE COLLECTIVE CAUSING THE TAIL TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THIS DAMAGED THE NOTAR (NO TAIL ROTOR) TAIL BOOM, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO THEN NOSE DOWN STRIKING THE GROUND. THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL AND THE GROUND CAUSING DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POST-CRASH FIRE. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.
NTSB investigation
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