What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While training on pinnacle landings, confined approaches and landings to a platform located on a snowy slope near Randle, WA the low rotor RPM light came on during the hover phase with the student at the controls. The helicopter began to turn to the right facing southwest while decending down the slope where it bounced once off of the snow and then once more where the right skid caught the snow and flipped the aircraft onto its right side facing upslope. The student and flight instructor were uninjured. Amended 09/19/2012: corrected #32 of this report.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TRAINING ON PINNACLE LANDINGS, CONFINED APPROACHES AND LANDINGS TO A PLATFORM LOCATED ON A SNOWY SLOPE NEAR RANDLE, WA THE LOW ROTOR RPM LIGHT CAME ON DURING THE HOVER PHASE WITH THE STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS. THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT FACING SOUTHWEST WHILE DECENDING DOWN THE SLOPE WHERE IT BOUNCED ONCE OFF OF THE SNOW AND THEN ONCE MORE WHERE THE RIGHT SKID CAUGHT THE SNOW AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE FACING UPSLOPE. THE STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE UNINJURED. AMENDED 09/19/2012: CORRECTED #32 OF THIS REPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.