What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On satuday, November 11, 2017 at approximately 1300 MST, a Robinson R-44 helicopter conducting a pleasure sightseeing flight under CFR part 91, sustained substantial damage after impacting terrain at the end of runway 25 at the Page Municipal Airport in Page, Arizona.
The pilot and sole passenger sustained minor injuries. The passenger was transported to a local hospital for lacerations.
The pilot initially reported that the helicopter pitched forward in an uncommanded movement and aft control inputs did not appear to effect the forward movement. The aircraft traveled a few feet before the front skids, aircraft nose and main rotor blades impacted the runway and the aircraft rolled onto it?s right side.
The pilot, privacy data omitted holds an FAA commercial pilot certificate, rated for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. He has approximately 1,200 hours total pilot time, with approximately 150 hours of rotorcraft time.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATUDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 MST, A ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER CONDUCTING A PLEASURE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT UNDER CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN AT THE END OF RUNWAY 25 AT THE PAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN PAGE, ARIZONA.
THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR LACERATIONS.
THE PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE HELICOPTER PITCHED FORWARD IN AN UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT AND AFT CONTROL INPUTS DID NOT APPEAR TO EFFECT THE FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED A FEW FEET BEFORE THE FRONT SKIDS, AIRCRAFT NOSE AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO IT?S RIGHT SIDE.
THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS AN FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, RATED FOR FIXED AND ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT. HE HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 HOURS TOTAL PILOT TIME, WITH APPROXIMATELY 150 HOURS OF ROTORCRAFT TIME.
NTSB investigation
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