What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 24, 2009 at approximately 1330 local N5205C a Hughes 369F rotorcraft operated by privacy data omitted was conducting part 91 flight training at the xe training facility located in Moyock, north carolina. During the demonstration of a toe landing whereby the pilot places the tip of the rotorcraft skids on a railing located atop stacked steel containers, the right skid slid under the railing out of the view from the privacy data omitted in the left seat. The student pilot in the right seat privacy data omitted noticed the skid under the railing and attempted to inform privacy data omitted before privacy data omitted could reach the mic switch privacy data omitted was already lifting off. privacy data omitted Realized the aircraft skid was hung under the railing and attempted to free the skid by adding power, the railing broke free and the aircraft suddenly banked to the left and entered into a dynamic rollover. The aircraft dropped from the third story of the structure onto the second story, railing came through the top portion of the cockpit striking privacy data omitted in the facial area. The aircraft continued down onto the top of the first story of the structure were it came to rest upside down. privacy data omitted Was fatally injured in the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL N5205C A HUGHES 369F ROTORCRAFT OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING PART 91 FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE XE TRAINING FACILITY LOCATED IN MOYOCK, NORTH CAROLINA. DURING THE DEMONSTRATION OF A TOE LANDING WHEREBY THE PILOT PLACES THE TIP OF THE ROTORCRAFT SKIDS ON A RAILING LOCATED ATOP STACKED STEEL CONTAINERS, THE RIGHT SKID SLID UNDER THE RAILING OUT OF THE VIEW FROM THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THE SKID UNDER THE RAILING AND ATTEMPTED TO INFORM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEFORE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COULD REACH THE MIC SWITCH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ALREADY LIFTING OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT SKID WAS HUNG UNDER THE RAILING AND ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE SKID BY ADDING POWER, THE RAILING BROKE FREE AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY BANKED TO THE LEFT AND ENTERED INTO A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM THE THIRD STORY OF THE STRUCTURE ONTO THE SECOND STORY, RAILING CAME THROUGH THE TOP PORTION OF THE COCKPIT STRIKING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE FACIAL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF THE FIRST STORY OF THE STRUCTURE WERE IT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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