What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During agricultual operations N912HP was attempting to land on the service trailer with fresh water in the hopper tanks for cleaning. A pop was heard from the engine area with a loss of power. The aircraft was not able to maintain its position and the attempted landing on the service trailer. The aircraft fell off the aft part of the service trailer. Contacting the ground spreading the main skid gear braking the crosstubes and the skids. The tail rotor contacted the ground and was destroyed with the lower half of the verical fin destroyed by ground contact. The tail boom became twisted with sheetmetal damage to the basic fuselage and the tail boom mount. The pilot the only occupant of this aircraft was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AGRICULTUAL OPERATIONS N912HP WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE SERVICE TRAILER WITH FRESH WATER IN THE HOPPER TANKS FOR CLEANING. A POP WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA WITH A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION AND THE ATTEMPTED LANDING ON THE SERVICE TRAILER. THE AIRCRAFT FELL OFF THE AFT PART OF THE SERVICE TRAILER. CONTACTING THE GROUND SPREADING THE MAIN SKID GEAR BRAKING THE CROSSTUBES AND THE SKIDS. THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED WITH THE LOWER HALF OF THE VERICAL FIN DESTROYED BY GROUND CONTACT. THE TAIL BOOM BECAME TWISTED WITH SHEETMETAL DAMAGE TO THE BASIC FUSELAGE AND THE TAIL BOOM MOUNT. THE PILOT THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.