What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 3, 2012, an Enstrom, 280FX, helicopter was coming in for a landing, at the Corpus Christi Airport, when the aircraft lost power and dropped from a 15 foot hover and landed hard onto the grass just off the ramp. The pilot suffered a minor cut to the head and the observer, passenger, was not injured. The helicopter had substantial damage. There was no post fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 3, 2012, AN ENSTROM, 280FX, HELICOPTER WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING, AT THE CORPUS CHRISTI AIRPORT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND DROPPED FROM A 15 FOOT HOVER AND LANDED HARD ONTO THE GRASS JUST OFF THE RAMP. THE PILOT SUFFERED A MINOR CUT TO THE HEAD AND THE OBSERVER, PASSENGER, WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.