What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC lost control when approaching a hover. PIC stated that the rotor RPM was lower than normal and PIC stated he was unable to increase rpm's with throttle when he attempted to roll in more throttle. PIC stated he diverted his attention to the instrument and then descended and impacted the taxiway where he got more RPM by unloading the rotor and then overcorrected and bounced two times before hovering sideways to the right where he then impacted the dirt and caused the helicopter to roll over resulting in an accident.
As the FAA filed it
PIC LOST CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING A HOVER. PIC STATED THAT THE ROTOR RPM WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL AND PIC STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE RPM'S WITH THROTTLE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IN MORE THROTTLE. PIC STATED HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO THE INSTRUMENT AND THEN DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE TAXIWAY WHERE HE GOT MORE RPM BY UNLOADING THE ROTOR AND THEN OVERCORRECTED AND BOUNCED TWO TIMES BEFORE HOVERING SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT WHERE HE THEN IMPACTED THE DIRT AND CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL OVER RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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