What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was acting as a flight instructor for a student receiving commercial helicopter flight training. The student was performing a simulated autorotation with a 180 degree turn and lost directional control of the aircraft. privacy data omitted Did not reestablish control, and with the helicopter turning quickly to the left in close proximity to the ground he elected to push the collective down in order to have the helicopter land on the runway. The helicopter landed hard hitting skids first, then sliding backwards a short distance and tipped back onto the tail before it came to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR A STUDENT RECEIVING COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER FLIGHT TRAINING. THE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION WITH A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT REESTABLISH CONTROL, AND WITH THE HELICOPTER TURNING QUICKLY TO THE LEFT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND HE ELECTED TO PUSH THE COLLECTIVE DOWN IN ORDER TO HAVE THE HELICOPTER LAND ON THE RUNWAY. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD HITTING SKIDS FIRST, THEN SLIDING BACKWARDS A SHORT DISTANCE AND TIPPED BACK ONTO THE TAIL BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
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