What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday October 25, 2014, about 1240 local time, the pilot/owner of a Bell 206 jet ranger, N418SV, noticed a damaged left skid while inspecting the helicopter.
The pilot then contacted a mechanic, who dedected a scratched tail rotor stinger in addition to the damaged left rear skid tube.
On Monday morning, October 27, 2014, the pilot/owner of N418SV then flew the damaged helicopter to a repair station. In addition to the cracked left hand skid tube, the repair station recorded a cracked main rotor yoke, cracked starter generator mount bracket, cracked support left hand forward mount for the engine, and impact damage between the main driveshaft and the transmission isolation mount, during a hard landing inspection, resulting to substantial damage of the aircraft.
On Tuesday November 18, 2014 the pilot/owner of N418SV notified the FAA of this occurrence.
The location of the accident and the pilot causing the damage remain unknown at this point of the investigation.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 2014, ABOUT 1240 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT/OWNER OF A BELL 206 JET RANGER, N418SV, NOTICED A DAMAGED LEFT SKID WHILE INSPECTING THE HELICOPTER.
THE PILOT THEN CONTACTED A MECHANIC, WHO DEDECTED A SCRATCHED TAIL ROTOR STINGER IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGED LEFT REAR SKID TUBE.
ON MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 2014, THE PILOT/OWNER OF N418SV THEN FLEW THE DAMAGED HELICOPTER TO A REPAIR STATION. IN ADDITION TO THE CRACKED LEFT HAND SKID TUBE, THE REPAIR STATION RECORDED A CRACKED MAIN ROTOR YOKE, CRACKED STARTER GENERATOR MOUNT BRACKET, CRACKED SUPPORT LEFT HAND FORWARD MOUNT FOR THE ENGINE, AND IMPACT DAMAGE BETWEEN THE MAIN DRIVESHAFT AND THE TRANSMISSION ISOLATION MOUNT, DURING A HARD LANDING INSPECTION, RESULTING TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2014 THE PILOT/OWNER OF N418SV NOTIFIED THE FAA OF THIS OCCURRENCE.
THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE PILOT CAUSING THE DAMAGE REMAIN UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT OF THE INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.