What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The CFI was demonstrating an autorotation to the student pilot. The maneuver was performed 30 feet southwest of helipad 3 on Long Beach airport. The CFI stated that during the autorotation the aircraft drifted left and when the aircraft touched down on the ground the left skid impacted a raised portion of the ground and rolled left. The CFI and student exited the aircraft with no injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the engine fire wall, main and tail rotors, tail boom structure, and the aft cross tube is bent.
As the FAA filed it
THE CFI WAS DEMONSTRATING AN AUTOROTATION TO THE STUDENT PILOT. THE MANEUVER WAS PERFORMED 30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF HELIPAD 3 ON LONG BEACH AIRPORT. THE CFI STATED THAT DURING THE AUTOROTATION THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GROUND THE LEFT SKID IMPACTED A RAISED PORTION OF THE GROUND AND ROLLED LEFT. THE CFI AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIRE WALL, MAIN AND TAIL ROTORS, TAIL BOOM STRUCTURE, AND THE AFT CROSS TUBE IS BENT.
NTSB investigation
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