What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 17, 2010 at 1450 PDT , N313DA a Robinson R22 helicopter , made a forced landing in a field near Parlier, CA. The commercial pilot stated that he was flying straight and level when suddenly the helicopter pitched forward and immediately rolled inverted to the right. The pilot was able to regain control when he applied aft cyclic and lowered the collective recovering from the low-g maneuver and landed the helicopter in a field. A rotor blade ( red marked) struck the tail boom as the main rotor blades slowed down. . Substantial damage to the main rotor blade hub indicated that this helicopter encountered a low-g condition
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010 AT 1450 PDT , N313DA A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER , MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR PARLIER, CA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL WHEN SUDDENLY THE HELICOPTER PITCHED FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY ROLLED INVERTED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL WHEN HE APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AND LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE RECOVERING FROM THE LOW-G MANEUVER AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER IN A FIELD. A ROTOR BLADE ( RED MARKED) STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AS THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SLOWED DOWN. . SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE HUB INDICATED THAT THIS HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED A LOW-G CONDITION
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.