What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 19, 2013 upon arrival at Salaika Airport (07TA) at 1330 the helicopter owner escorted us to the accident site located in a pasture one half mile north of the airport. The helicopter was laying on its right side with the nose pointing east. The tail boom was separated from the fuselage, the right skid was broken, and the tail rotor assembly was missing. The tail rotor was located 50 yards west of the helicopter. All three main rotor blades were intact with impact damage. There was fuel leaking from the right fuel cap.
Both pilots were uninjured. They stated when power was reduced during the landing pattern, a loud bang was heard followed by an immediate loss of engine power and RPM. When the instructor pilot performed an autorotation, the helicopter impacted the ground very hard, broke a skid and flipped onto it's right side.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 19, 2013 UPON ARRIVAL AT SALAIKA AIRPORT (07TA) AT 1330 THE HELICOPTER OWNER ESCORTED US TO THE ACCIDENT SITE LOCATED IN A PASTURE ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE HELICOPTER WAS LAYING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE WITH THE NOSE POINTING EAST. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT SKID WAS BROKEN, AND THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING. THE TAIL ROTOR WAS LOCATED 50 YARDS WEST OF THE HELICOPTER. ALL THREE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE INTACT WITH IMPACT DAMAGE. THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT FUEL CAP.
BOTH PILOTS WERE UNINJURED. THEY STATED WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED DURING THE LANDING PATTERN, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND RPM. WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION, THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND VERY HARD, BROKE A SKID AND FLIPPED ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE.
NTSB investigation
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