What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft landed at sua for a refueling stop. The instructor had been the pilot on the controls for landing and gave controls to student. The instructor exited the aircraft, while the student monitored the aircraft which was stabilized at 2500 RPM for the cool down period. According to the student, who is rated as a private pilot, the aircraft became light on the skids and started to yaw to the right. The student stated he pushed down on the collective but the aircraft continued to climb and yaw to the right until it tilted to the right causing the rotor blades to contact with the ground. The aircraft came to rest on its side and the pilot pulled the mixture and fuel shut off control, magnetos, battery shutting down the engine. Pilot exited the aircraft with help from the instructor and was treated and released from the hospital with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SUA FOR A REFUELING STOP. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD BEEN THE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS FOR LANDING AND GAVE CONTROLS TO STUDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE THE STUDENT MONITORED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS STABILIZED AT 2500 RPM FOR THE COOL DOWN PERIOD. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, WHO IS RATED AS A PRIVATE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME LIGHT ON THE SKIDS AND STARTED TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE STUDENT STATED HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE COLLECTIVE BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND YAW TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT TILTED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE ROTOR BLADES TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE AND THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE AND FUEL SHUT OFF CONTROL, MAGNETOS, BATTERY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH HELP FROM THE INSTRUCTOR AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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