What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot is seen in the accident video as coming to an unstable hover approximately 7 feet from the tarmac. He landed and waited a minute before coming to another unstable hover at the same distance from the tarmac. The pilot landed after the second hover attempt and after a minute, came to another unstablized hover approximately two feet from the tarmac. The pilot was unable to stabilize the aircraft. The pilot attempted to initiate a right hand turn from less than two feet altitude. The front edge of the right skid caught the gound and the aircraft rolled on its right side and came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT IS SEEN IN THE ACCIDENT VIDEO AS COMING TO AN UNSTABLE HOVER APPROXIMATELY 7 FEET FROM THE TARMAC. HE LANDED AND WAITED A MINUTE BEFORE COMING TO ANOTHER UNSTABLE HOVER AT THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE TARMAC. THE PILOT LANDED AFTER THE SECOND HOVER ATTEMPT AND AFTER A MINUTE, CAME TO ANOTHER UNSTABLIZED HOVER APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM THE TARMAC. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM LESS THAN TWO FEET ALTITUDE. THE FRONT EDGE OF THE RIGHT SKID CAUGHT THE GOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AND CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.