What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot owner / pilot and passenger wife were proceeding to a guest ranch. Wind was blowing from nw at 30 to 40MPH. Pilot had been here before and attempted to land in a bowl shaped area protected from the wind. Approach was into the wind with a landing towards the nw in the bowl area. Aircraft experienced an engine power interruption at approximately 50FT on final approach (low rotor & engine out warnings). Aircraft wound up spinning to the left for two complete turns forcing the pilot to put it down hard which broke the right skid off the belly. Airframe tipped on it's right side with 1/2 of the back side of main rotor slicing thru the fwd. Fuselage between the tail rotor cockpit pedals and aircraft main battery compartment. No injuries to any occupant. 48 to 50 gal of fuel were recovered when aircraft was picked up for salvaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OWNER / PILOT AND PASSENGER WIFE WERE PROCEEDING TO A GUEST RANCH. WIND WAS BLOWING FROM NW AT 30 TO 40MPH. PILOT HAD BEEN HERE BEFORE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A BOWL SHAPED AREA PROTECTED FROM THE WIND. APPROACH WAS INTO THE WIND WITH A LANDING TOWARDS THE NW IN THE BOWL AREA. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER INTERRUPTION AT APPROXIMATELY 50FT ON FINAL APPROACH (LOW ROTOR & ENGINE OUT WARNINGS). AIRCRAFT WOUND UP SPINNING TO THE LEFT FOR TWO COMPLETE TURNS FORCING THE PILOT TO PUT IT DOWN HARD WHICH BROKE THE RIGHT SKID OFF THE BELLY. AIRFRAME TIPPED ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE WITH 1/2 OF THE BACK SIDE OF MAIN ROTOR SLICING THRU THE FWD. FUSELAGE BETWEEN THE TAIL ROTOR COCKPIT PEDALS AND AIRCRAFT MAIN BATTERY COMPARTMENT. NO INJURIES TO ANY OCCUPANT. 48 TO 50 GAL OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS PICKED UP FOR SALVAGED.
NTSB investigation
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