What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 01/22/2013 N143PG, experimental helicopter was enroute to falcon field (ffz) and lost engine power and entered autorotation. The aircraft came to rest in the corner of the yard located on north east corner of east 1st street and north barkley, Mesa, Arizona. The aircraft struck a fire hydrant that is located in the corner of the yard.
Damage: main rotor blade tips, tail rotor separated after contact with the ground, skids spread, left fuel tank ruptured, right fuel tank leaking from bottom, windscreen broken, fuel filter broken from aircraft, tail rotor drive shaft had paint transference from main rotor blades.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/22/2013 N143PG, EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER WAS ENROUTE TO FALCON FIELD (FFZ) AND LOST ENGINE POWER AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE CORNER OF THE YARD LOCATED ON NORTH EAST CORNER OF EAST 1ST STREET AND NORTH BARKLEY, MESA, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT THAT IS LOCATED IN THE CORNER OF THE YARD.
DAMAGE: MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIPS, TAIL ROTOR SEPARATED AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, SKIDS SPREAD, LEFT FUEL TANK RUPTURED, RIGHT FUEL TANK LEAKING FROM BOTTOM, WINDSCREEN BROKEN, FUEL FILTER BROKEN FROM AIRCRAFT, TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT HAD PAINT TRANSFERENCE FROM MAIN ROTOR BLADES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.