What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft made a landing approach with a heading of 35 degrees to it's intended landing zone. Two practice landing attempts were performed onto a nearby movable dolly with an aproach heading of 360 degrees. On the second attempt the aircraft landed short on the dolly. When collective was reduced, the aircraft teetered backwards onto tailboom stinger. The collective was quickly applied and aircraft became airborne and yawed right. Collective was reduced and the aircraft made a hard landing with a heading of 245 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING APPROACH WITH A HEADING OF 35 DEGREES TO IT'S INTENDED LANDING ZONE. TWO PRACTICE LANDING ATTEMPTS WERE PERFORMED ONTO A NEARBY MOVABLE DOLLY WITH AN APROACH HEADING OF 360 DEGREES. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT ON THE DOLLY. WHEN COLLECTIVE WAS REDUCED, THE AIRCRAFT TEETERED BACKWARDS ONTO TAILBOOM STINGER. THE COLLECTIVE WAS QUICKLY APPLIED AND AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND YAWED RIGHT. COLLECTIVE WAS REDUCED AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING WITH A HEADING OF 245 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
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