What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 18/2020, at 1615 EST, N188FS, an Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2, registered to "hillsborough county sheriffs office", conducted a run-on landing at the Tampa Executive Airport (vdf - Tampa, Florida) after a loss of engine power during a practice autorotation maneuver while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated flight instructor and student pilot were uninjured. The flight originated at the Tampa Executive Airport (vdf - Tampa, FL) on February 18/2020, at 1445 EST.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 18/2020, AT 1615 EST, N188FS, AN AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC AS350B2, REGISTERED TO "HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE", CONDUCTED A RUN-ON LANDING AT THE TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (VDF - TAMPA, FLORIDA) AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION MANEUVER WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (VDF - TAMPA, FL) ON FEBRUARY 18/2020, AT 1445 EST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.