What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
CFI employed by augusta helicopter was conducting a initial qualification training flight performed a simulated engine out on take off when attaining a 50 kt airspeed. Student did not perform the emergency manuver per the heilicopter flight manual and touched down hard in a autorotation (instructor was unable to recover ) and the aircraft bounced hard once and became uncontollable as it continued to bounce and slide forward. 3rd bounce the main rotor contacted the tail rotor section just aft of the main fuselage causing it to separate from the main body of the aircraft. The main body of the aircraft finally came to rest perpendicular to the runway with the tail section laying off in the grassy area several feet from the aircraft. Parts to the aircraft was scattered throughout the area that the aircraft traveled.
As the FAA filed it
CFI EMPLOYED BY AUGUSTA HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING A INITIAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING FLIGHT PERFORMED A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT ON TAKE OFF WHEN ATTAINING A 50 KT AIRSPEED. STUDENT DID NOT PERFORM THE EMERGENCY MANUVER PER THE HEILICOPTER FLIGHT MANUAL AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN A AUTOROTATION (INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER ) AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD ONCE AND BECAME UNCONTOLLABLE AS IT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE AND SLIDE FORWARD. 3RD BOUNCE THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE TAIL ROTOR SECTION JUST AFT OF THE MAIN FUSELAGE CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAIN BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY WITH THE TAIL SECTION LAYING OFF IN THE GRASSY AREA SEVERAL FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PARTS TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA THAT THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED.
NTSB investigation
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