What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of the Helicycle privacy data omitted was participating in an annual event held by the popular rotocraft association in Mentone, Indiana 46539. The pilot said he took off from the airport (C92) heading in a northwest direction. At approximately 100' the turbine engine flamed out. The pilot said that he didn't have enough altitude to perform a proper auto-rotation. The aircraft landed hard in a bean field about 100 yards west of the main runway. The aircrafts right skid gave way when the aircraft hit the ground. The rotorcraft consequently rolled over on to it's right side causing the main rotor blades and the tail rotor to impact the ground causing significant damage to those parts. The pilot walked away from the aircraft with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF THE HELICYCLE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD BY THE POPULAR ROTOCRAFT ASSOCIATION IN MENTONE, INDIANA 46539. THE PILOT SAID HE TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRPORT (C92) HEADING IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION. AT APPROXIMATELY 100' THE TURBINE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO PERFORM A PROPER AUTO-ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A BEAN FIELD ABOUT 100 YARDS WEST OF THE MAIN RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT SKID GAVE WAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. THE ROTORCRAFT CONSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER ON TO IT'S RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND THE TAIL ROTOR TO IMPACT THE GROUND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THOSE PARTS. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.