What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 17, 2012, N808WH, a Robinson R-44 ii helicopter, departed the scottsdale airport on a flight instruction / sightseeing tour. The aircraft pilot in command (PIC) was privacy data omitted. On board were two passengers, privacy data omitted and his wife privacy data omitted.approximately 15 minutes into the flight privacy data omitted asked his passengers if they would like to see an autorotation demonstration. They replied yes they would. privacy data omitted Entered an autorotation. Shortly thereafter the helicopter impacted the ground and rolled over on its' side. The tailboom became separated from the fuselage. There was no post crash fire. The PIC stated that when he initiated a power recovery the engine stayed at idle. An inspection of the fuel tanks revealed that the main and reserve tanks contained fuel. An inspection of the throttle linkage demonstrated continuity. The aircraft maintenance logs appeared to be in order with no prior discrepancy that would indicate prior engine problems.privacy data omitted Was uninjured. privacy data omitted, The PIC was also uninjured. privacy data omitted Sustained a deep cut on his knee and a fractured bone in his wrist. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 17, 2012, N808WH, A ROBINSON R-44 II HELICOPTER, DEPARTED THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT ON A FLIGHT INSTRUCTION / SIGHTSEEING TOUR. THE AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON BOARD WERE TWO PASSENGERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS WIFE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED HIS PASSENGERS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN AUTOROTATION DEMONSTRATION. THEY REPLIED YES THEY WOULD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS' SIDE. THE TAILBOOM BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.THE PIC STATED THAT WHEN HE INITIATED A POWER RECOVERY THE ENGINE STAYED AT IDLE.AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT THE MAIN AND RESERVE TANKS CONTAINED FUEL. AN INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE DEMONSTRATED CONTINUITY. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGS APPEARED TO BE IN ORDER WITH NO PRIOR DISCREPANCY THAT WOULD INDICATE PRIOR ENGINE PROBLEMS.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNINJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PIC WAS ALSO UNINJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED A DEEP CUT ON HIS KNEE AND A FRACTURED BONE IN HIS WRIST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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