What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was in level cruise at about 1000 ft. AGL with an airspeed around 110 KTS on a ferry flgith from mit to ajo. Over the city of Azusa,CA the pilot heard and felt a loud bang without any onset of noise or vibration. The aircraft yawed to the right. The pilot immediately lowered the collective without making any other sudden or large inputs. The pilot was able to auto rotate and land the aircraft on an athletic field at the highschool. The time from initial failure indication to touchdown the pilot estimates was less than 1 minute. The pilot expedited aircraft shutdown and exited the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE AT ABOUT 1000 FT. AGL WITH AN AIRSPEED AROUND 110 KTS ON A FERRY FLGITH FROM MIT TO AJO. OVER THE CITY OF AZUSA,CA THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD BANG WITHOUT ANY ONSET OF NOISE OR VIBRATION. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE WITHOUT MAKING ANY OTHER SUDDEN OR LARGE INPUTS. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO AUTO ROTATE AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON AN ATHLETIC FIELD AT THE HIGHSCHOOL. THE TIME FROM INITIAL FAILURE INDICATION TO TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT ESTIMATES WAS LESS THAN 1 MINUTE. THE PILOT EXPEDITED AIRCRAFT SHUTDOWN AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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