What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While in descent from cruise flight at 1000 feet over beach on sightseeeing flight, aircraft experienced loud bang with slight yaw and medium frequency vibration. Pilot began autorotative descent and landed on beach with no incident. Onlookers on the beach stated the aircraft hit a bird. Inspection of the tail rotor identified rotational deformity to one blade consistent with contact with semi-solid object. Deflection of blade tip approximately .080 inch with slight wrinkle in skin at blade root. Aircraft recovered by barge for inspection and repair.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE IN DESCENT FROM CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1000 FEET OVER BEACH ON SIGHTSEEEING FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOUD BANG WITH SLIGHT YAW AND MEDIUM FREQUENCY VIBRATION. PILOT BEGAN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT AND LANDED ON BEACH WITH NO INCIDENT. ONLOOKERS ON THE BEACH STATED THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BIRD. INSPECTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR IDENTIFIED ROTATIONAL DEFORMITY TO ONE BLADE CONSISTENT WITH CONTACT WITH SEMI-SOLID OBJECT. DEFLECTION OF BLADE TIP APPROXIMATELY .080 INCH WITH SLIGHT WRINKLE IN SKIN AT BLADE ROOT. AIRCRAFT RECOVERED BY BARGE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
NTSB investigation
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