What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot privacy data omitted with commerical privileges, landed a EMB-130T2 in a gravel area adjacent to the Helipad. Two crew members disembarked in order for the pilot to attempt a landing onto a portable dolly.
Pilot lifted off and attemped a landing on the portable (dolly) landing platform. At the time of the attemped landing weather was reported as winds approximately 20MPH with gust up to 34MPH, this wind was from the south and created a tailwind on the helicopter. This wind caused the pilot to lose control upon touch down and slid halfway off the dolly.
(Not a continuous surface) there is a gap of approximately 2 feet between touch down points. The right skid became lodged under the right side of the dolly. Pilot shutdown aircraft and completed a damage assessment. Damage was minor, slight buckle of left side of fuseloge and finastron skid plate scraped the hard surface.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH COMMERICAL PRIVILEGES, LANDED A EMB-130T2 IN A GRAVEL AREA ADJACENT TO THE HELIPAD. TWO CREW MEMBERS DISEMBARKED IN ORDER FOR THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ONTO A PORTABLE DOLLY.
PILOT LIFTED OFF AND ATTEMPED A LANDING ON THE PORTABLE (DOLLY) LANDING PLATFORM. AT THE TIME OF THE ATTEMPED LANDING WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS WINDS APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WITH GUST UP TO 34MPH, THIS WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AND CREATED A TAILWIND ON THE HELICOPTER. THIS WIND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL UPON TOUCH DOWN AND SLID HALFWAY OFF THE DOLLY.
(NOT A CONTINUOUS SURFACE) THERE IS A GAP OF APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET BETWEEN TOUCH DOWN POINTS. THE RIGHT SKID BECAME LODGED UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DOLLY. PILOT SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. DAMAGE WAS MINOR, SLIGHT BUCKLE OF LEFT SIDE OF FUSELOGE AND FINASTRON SKID PLATE SCRAPED THE HARD SURFACE.
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