What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 20, 2017 at approximately 13:45 MST, a Robinson R66, N778TL, registered to hynes aviation industries inc., operated by Colorado vertical adventures LLC, suffered a hard landing. Aircraft substantial damage was the result of this hard landing. The main rotor blades contacted the tailboom which ensued in a severed tailboom. At the time of this accident the aircraft was being operated in an air tour capacity with the pilot and four passengers on board the aircraft. The five personnel involved were not injured, and all refused medical attention. At the time of the accident visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from helipad CO63 which was also intended to be the point of return from this flight, the point of impact of the aircraft hard landing was approximately three hundred feet to the northeast of helipad CO63.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 20, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:45 MST, A ROBINSON R66, N778TL, REGISTERED TO HYNES AVIATION INDUSTRIES INC., OPERATED BY COLORADO VERTICAL ADVENTURES LLC, SUFFERED A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF THIS HARD LANDING. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE TAILBOOM WHICH ENSUED IN A SEVERED TAILBOOM. AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN AN AIR TOUR CAPACITY WITH THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIVE PERSONNEL INVOLVED WERE NOT INJURED, AND ALL REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HELIPAD CO63 WHICH WAS ALSO INTENDED TO BE THE POINT OF RETURN FROM THIS FLIGHT, THE POINT OF IMPACT OF THE AIRCRAFT HARD LANDING WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED FEET TO THE NORTHEAST OF HELIPAD CO63.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.