What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The CFI stated, "the student took controls to attempt to hover and began a nose down and right lateral movement. CFI stated, he immediately took controls and attempted to correct the downward right trend, at which point the right skid contacted the helipad and initiated a right rolling movement causing the rotor blades to contact the ground and the helicopter proceeded to roll onto it's right side."
As the FAA filed it
THE CFI STATED, "THE STUDENT TOOK CONTROLS TO ATTEMPT TO HOVER AND BEGAN A NOSE DOWN AND RIGHT LATERAL MOVEMENT. CFI STATED, HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DOWNWARD RIGHT TREND, AT WHICH POINT THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE HELIPAD AND INITIATED A RIGHT ROLLING MOVEMENT CAUSING THE ROTOR BLADES TO CONTACT THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER PROCEEDED TO ROLL ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE."
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.