What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was on second solo flight of the day. When the collective was applied the helicopter became light on the skids and started to hover the helicopter rolled right, the student corrected with a left cyclic movement which caused left skid to contact the ground. The helicopter rolled back to the right rolling on to its side and contacting the ground with substantial damage done to the helicopter. Transmission and gear box, blades were completely detached from helicopter. Left skid was also broke and detached from airframe. There were no mechanical irregularities with helicopter at time of accident according to pilot.
1. A/c heading at time of accident was 308 degrees
2. A/c rolled approximately 12 feet to the right.
3. A/c position after accident was on it's right side still heading approximately 308 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON SECOND SOLO FLIGHT OF THE DAY. WHEN THE COLLECTIVE WAS APPLIED THE HELICOPTER BECAME LIGHT ON THE SKIDS AND STARTED TO HOVER THE HELICOPTER ROLLED RIGHT, THE STUDENT CORRECTED WITH A LEFT CYCLIC MOVEMENT WHICH CAUSED LEFT SKID TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED BACK TO THE RIGHT ROLLING ON TO ITS SIDE AND CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE HELICOPTER. TRANSMISSION AND GEAR BOX, BLADES WERE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM HELICOPTER. LEFT SKID WAS ALSO BROKE AND DETACHED FROM AIRFRAME. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH HELICOPTER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO PILOT.
1. A/C HEADING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 308 DEGREES
2. A/C ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET TO THE RIGHT.
3. A/C POSITION AFTER ACCIDENT WAS ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE STILL HEADING APPROXIMATELY 308 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
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