What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was departing runway 28 from dlz in route to vta when the accident occurred. privacy data omitted Stated he ran the pre rotate of the rotor up to 200 RPM then executed the take-off roll which appeared normal and rotated when airspeed reached 50 mph. privacy data omitted Stated after lift-off from the runway he pitched up to approximately 8 degrees and noticed his airspeed felt low. Engine RPM was 4000, 4200 and should be around 5000. At this point he pushed the collective forward to bring the nose down in an attempt to gain airspeed, at this time privacy data omitted (PIC) instructed privacy data omitted to land. The altitude of the aircraft was around 20 to 30 feet and privacy data omitted attempted to land contacting the edge of the right side of the runway with the right main tire. The nose gear impacted the grass off the right side of the runway and collapsed allowing the aircraft to roll to the left contacting the ground and coming to rest on the left side of the aircraft. During this time the rotor contacted the ground as well as the prop. Both occupants exited the aircraft with minor injuries. Medical attention was not necessary for either occupant.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 28 FROM DLZ IN ROUTE TO VTA WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE RAN THE PRE ROTATE OF THE ROTOR UP TO 200 RPM THEN EXECUTED THE TAKE-OFF ROLL WHICH APPEARED NORMAL AND ROTATED WHEN AIRSPEED REACHED 50 MPH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED AFTER LIFT-OFF FROM THE RUNWAY HE PITCHED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 8 DEGREES AND NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED FELT LOW. ENGINE RPM WAS 4000, 4200 AND SHOULD BE AROUND 5000. AT THIS POINT HE PUSHED THE COLLECTIVE FORWARD TO BRING THE NOSE DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN AIRSPEED, AT THIS TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC) INSTRUCTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO LAND. THE ALTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS AROUND 20 TO 30 FEET AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND CONTACTING THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE. THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED THE GRASS OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE LEFT CONTACTING THE GROUND AND COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THIS TIME THE ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND AS WELL AS THE PROP. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT NECESSARY FOR EITHER OCCUPANT.
NTSB investigation
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