What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot allowed N613CK, a Croman SH-3H helicopter, to sink during a hover while loading water into the internal cells from a stock tank. The bottom fuselage and the water drop gate doors were damaged. It was a warm windy day with additional turbulence and dust being generated by the hovering helicopter. The helicopter weight was rapidly increased during the 90 second loading of the 320 gallon cell and the pilot failed to compensate for the additional weight and settled into the structure of the stock tank.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ALLOWED N613CK, A CROMAN SH-3H HELICOPTER, TO SINK DURING A HOVER WHILE LOADING WATER INTO THE INTERNAL CELLS FROM A STOCK TANK. THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE AND THE WATER DROP GATE DOORS WERE DAMAGED. IT WAS A WARM WINDY DAY WITH ADDITIONAL TURBULENCE AND DUST BEING GENERATED BY THE HOVERING HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER WEIGHT WAS RAPIDLY INCREASED DURING THE 90 SECOND LOADING OF THE 320 GALLON CELL AND THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT AND SETTLED INTO THE STRUCTURE OF THE STOCK TANK.
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