What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot approached airstrip from the north and landed on runway 18. He attempted a "quick stop" maneuver. During the flare, the helicopter descended too quickly and hit hard. The helicopter bounced to the right. The right skid settled into a shallow drainage channel and the helicopter rolled and settled on the right side. The main and tail rotor blades were destroyed, the canopy was damaged, structural tubing from the frame to the skids was bent, and the vertical and horizontal stabilizers were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT APPROACHED AIRSTRIP FROM THE NORTH AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 18. HE ATTEMPTED A "QUICK STOP" MANEUVER. DURING THE FLARE, THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED TOO QUICKLY AND HIT HARD. THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT SKID SETTLED INTO A SHALLOW DRAINAGE CHANNEL AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED AND SETTLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES WERE DESTROYED, THE CANOPY WAS DAMAGED, STRUCTURAL TUBING FROM THE FRAME TO THE SKIDS WAS BENT, AND THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS WERE DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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