What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The private pilot was rated in airplane single engine land, but had only student privileges in helicopters. This experimental helicopter received substantial damage resulting from rolling onto its left side. The pilot freely admitted he mis-handled the flight controls resulting in dynamic rollover of the helicopter on flat ground.
As the FAA filed it
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS RATED IN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, BUT HAD ONLY STUDENT PRIVILEGES IN HELICOPTERS. THIS EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ROLLING ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT FREELY ADMITTED HE MIS-HANDLED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS RESULTING IN DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OF THE HELICOPTER ON FLAT GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.