What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 19, 2008, about 0900 central daylight time, single-engine Enstrom, F-28P, helicopter, N8011Q, received minor damaged to the landing skids upon impact with terrain following a loss of control during the transition to hover over a construction site near Crandall, Texas. The helicopter was registered to and operated by a private individual. The pilot and one passenger received no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed an no flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight. As the helicopter transitioned from flight to hover the helicopter began to weather vane to the south, spinning to the left making approximately three revolutions before impacting a private road in the field at the south end of the construction site. Following the on-site examination, the helicopter was recovered to air salvage of dallas, near lancaster, Texas.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 19, 2008, ABOUT 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, SINGLE-ENGINE ENSTROM, F-28P, HELICOPTER, N8011Q, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGED TO THE LANDING SKIDS UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TRANSITION TO HOVER OVER A CONSTRUCTION SITE NEAR CRANDALL, TEXAS. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AN NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. AS THE HELICOPTER TRANSITIONED FROM FLIGHT TO HOVER THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO WEATHER VANE TO THE SOUTH, SPINNING TO THE LEFT MAKING APPROXIMATELY THREE REVOLUTIONS BEFORE IMPACTING A PRIVATE ROAD IN THE FIELD AT THE SOUTH END OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. FOLLOWING THE ON-SITE EXAMINATION, THE HELICOPTER WAS RECOVERED TO AIR SALVAGE OF DALLAS, NEAR LANCASTER, TEXAS.
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