What happened
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N104CV departed kxnx on 04/10/2019 at approximately 1000 with one pilot and one passenger. The pilot in command (PIC) stated that he noticed during takeoff that manifold pressure was approximately 31 inches. He decided to discontinue his climb at 200 feet AGL. He leveled off and then inspected the engine manifold pressure again and noticed it was at 22 inches. He stated that he felt more comfotable and decided to continue his flight and slowly climbed to 500 feet AGL.the entire flight was conducted in the local area with no issues. On approach the PIC decided to keep airspeed a little higher than normal and a little less angle of decent than normal. He approached the airport from the north utilizing the taxiway parallel to runway 17. N104CV came to a full stop in a hover. The PIC started to conduct a turn to the right due to traffic on runway 17. During the turn the rotorcraft settled but did not contact the ground. The PIC noticed that the RO0TORCRAFT did not have enough power available to continue his turn. The rotorcraft started to travel downhill away from the taxiway. The PIC stated that he did not have unavailable power to climb. However, the PIC stated that there were no issues with the powerplant during the flight. At the bottom of the hill, approximately 70 feet from, the centerline of the taxiway the right skid contact a dirt mound causing the rotorcraft to roll over onto its righthand side. The rotorcraft suffered substantial damage. No injuries occurred to either to PIC or passenger. Airman records were reviewed. The PIC has a rotorcraft endorsement and a current flight review. Maintenance records were reviewed and the aircraft has a current condition inspection. A physical inspection of the rotorcraft was conducted after the accident. All flight controls were found to be connected. The powerplant controls were found to be connected and operational. Fuel was found to be in both fuel tanks.
As the FAA filed it
N104CV DEPARTED KXNX ON 04/10/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT HE NOTICED DURING TAKEOFF THAT MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31 INCHES. HE DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE HIS CLIMB AT 200 FEET AGL. HE LEVELED OFF AND THEN INSPECTED THE ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AGAIN AND NOTICED IT WAS AT 22 INCHES. HE STATED THAT HE FELT MORE COMFOTABLE AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT AND SLOWLY CLIMBED TO 500 FEET AGL.THE ENTIRE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN THE LOCAL AREA WITH NO ISSUES. ON APPROACH THE PIC DECIDED TO KEEP AIRSPEED A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND A LITTLE LESS ANGLE OF DECENT THAN NORMAL. HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT FROM THE NORTH UTILIZING THE TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 17. N104CV CAME TO A FULL STOP IN A HOVER. THE PIC STARTED TO CONDUCT A TURN TO THE RIGHT DUE TO TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 17. DURING THE TURN THE ROTORCRAFT SETTLED BUT DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND. THE PIC NOTICED THAT THE RO0TORCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE HIS TURN. THE ROTORCRAFT STARTED TO TRAVEL DOWNHILL AWAY FROM THE TAXIWAY. THE PIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE UNAVAILABLE POWER TO CLIMB. HOWEVER, THE PIC STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE POWERPLANT DURING THE FLIGHT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET FROM, THE CENTERLINE OF THE TAXIWAY THE RIGHT SKID CONTACT A DIRT MOUND CAUSING THE ROTORCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ONTO ITS RIGHTHAND SIDE. THE ROTORCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO EITHER TO PIC OR PASSENGER. AIRMAN RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. THE PIC HAS A ROTORCRAFT ENDORSEMENT AND A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS A CURRENT CONDITION INSPECTION. A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE ROTORCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FOUND TO BE CONNECTED. THE POWERPLANT CONTROLS WERE FOUND TO BE CONNECTED AND OPERATIONAL. FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE IN BOTH FUEL TANKS.
NTSB investigation
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