What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated, he was on base turn to his private airport with wind in his face at too low of an airspeed. The pilot stated when he turned to line-up with his runway, the headwind diminished. The pilot stated, with the already low airspeed the aircraft began to settle rapidly resulting in an excessively hard landing. The pilot stated, the main rotor struck the ground, the engine mounted propeller, and the aircraft's tail. The pilot stated, the aircraft did not turn over but flung parts all around the impact area. At this point the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot sustained no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED, HE WAS ON BASE TURN TO HIS PRIVATE AIRPORT WITH WIND IN HIS FACE AT TOO LOW OF AN AIRSPEED. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE TURNED TO LINE-UP WITH HIS RUNWAY, THE HEADWIND DIMINISHED. THE PILOT STATED, WITH THE ALREADY LOW AIRSPEED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE RAPIDLY RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVELY HARD LANDING. THE PILOT STATED, THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND, THE ENGINE MOUNTED PROPELLER, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL. THE PILOT STATED, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT TURN OVER BUT FLUNG PARTS ALL AROUND THE IMPACT AREA. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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