What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Stated that he was giving instruction to privacy data omitted, a student pilot with 2.5 hours of flight experience. They had been flying for about 45 minutes at the time of the accident. He stated that privacy data omitted was manipulating only the cyclic. Hovering was performed at a 3-5 foot skid height. A pendular motion developed. The right rear skid made contact with the asphalt, the tail hit the ground and the helicopter rolled onto its right side. The engine stopped as a result of the rotor blades contacting the ground. privacy data omitted Exited through the left door and assisted privacy data omitted out of the helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT WITH 2.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE. THEY HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MANIPULATING ONLY THE CYCLIC. HOVERING WAS PERFORMED AT A 3-5 FOOT SKID HEIGHT. A PENDULAR MOTION DEVELOPED. THE RIGHT REAR SKID MADE CONTACT WITH THE ASPHALT, THE TAIL HIT THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE ENGINE STOPPED AS A RESULT OF THE ROTOR BLADES CONTACTING THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THROUGH THE LEFT DOOR AND ASSISTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OUT OF THE HELICOPTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.