What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was performing power line inspections 12 miles south east of mmh airport. The pilot stated that he became aware of the lack of power when the climb performance deteriorated. He also stated that he realized that further climb was not possible so he headed for a possible landing site on a road that was near his position. He stated he was unable to arrest the descent and also heard a noise he assumed was the low rotor RPM warning. He further stated that he was attempting a run on landing and does not remember the last 2 seconds prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING POWER LINE INSPECTIONS 12 MILES SOUTH EAST OF MMH AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME AWARE OF THE LACK OF POWER WHEN THE CLIMB PERFORMANCE DETERIORATED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE REALIZED THAT FURTHER CLIMB WAS NOT POSSIBLE SO HE HEADED FOR A POSSIBLE LANDING SITE ON A ROAD THAT WAS NEAR HIS POSITION. HE STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND ALSO HEARD A NOISE HE ASSUMED WAS THE LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A RUN ON LANDING AND DOES NOT REMEMBER THE LAST 2 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.