What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 16, 2016 at 02:45 am central standard time, N59AE, a BHT-206L-1+ helicopter, had just executed an approach to the landing pad from the north, landing south, and was in a hover approximately 3-4 feet off the ground. The pilot was executing a left pedal turn to line up with the hanger door when the helicopter suddenly dropped, impacted the ground, bounced, yawed to the left and came to rest upright on the landing gear skids. The pilot performed an emergency shut down. The landing gear skids were spread outward and the landing light had broken from contact with the ground . The pilot and both passengers were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 AT 02:45 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, N59AE, A BHT-206L-1+ HELICOPTER, HAD JUST EXECUTED AN APPROACH TO THE LANDING PAD FROM THE NORTH, LANDING SOUTH, AND WAS IN A HOVER APPROXIMATELY 3-4 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING A LEFT PEDAL TURN TO LINE UP WITH THE HANGER DOOR WHEN THE HELICOPTER SUDDENLY DROPPED, IMPACTED THE GROUND, BOUNCED, YAWED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE LANDING GEAR SKIDS. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR SKIDS WERE SPREAD OUTWARD AND THE LANDING LIGHT HAD BROKEN FROM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND . THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
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