What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a training flight the student and instructor were hovering at approximately one foot off of the ground. The helicopter began to sink the instructor stated that he began to push down on the collective while the student was pulling up on the collective. The right rear skid contacted a crack in the runway creating a dynamic roll over.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE HOVERING AT APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT OFF OF THE GROUND.THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SINK THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO PUSH DOWN ON THE COLLECTIVE WHILE THE STUDENT WAS PULLING UP ON THE COLLECTIVE. THE RIGHT REAR SKID CONTACTED A CRACK IN THE RUNWAY CREATING A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.