What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While executing an approach to the helipad, a gust of wind lifted the nose of the aircraft forcing the tail rotor to make contact with a fence surrounding a jet a fuel tank on a platform below the helipad. The pilot successfully landed the aircraft on the helipad with substantial damage to the tail rotor section.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE EXECUTING AN APPROACH TO THE HELIPAD, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FORCING THE TAIL ROTOR TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A FENCE SURROUNDING A JET A FUEL TANK ON A PLATFORM BELOW THE HELIPAD. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE HELIPAD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR SECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.