What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilots were performing touchdown autorotation training to a grass surface. Rated pilot receiving instruction performed a touchdown autorotation. Following the touchdown, the aircraft was sliding forward when the skids dug into the surface, pitching the aircraft nose down / tail up, followed by the aircraft falling onto its right side.
There were no injuries, no post-crash fire and no fuel spill. Aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOTS WERE PERFORMING TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION TRAINING TO A GRASS SURFACE. RATED PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION PERFORMED A TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION. FOLLOWING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLIDING FORWARD WHEN THE SKIDS DUG INTO THE SURFACE, PITCHING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DOWN / TAIL UP, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT FALLING ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND NO FUEL SPILL. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.