What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While operating in a rural area, scouting for cattle, the tail rotor contacted a tree limb, inducing a right yaw. The yaw was arrested by reducing power as he moved to a more open area and set down. The landing was hard enough to damage a landing skid. Land owner demanded the aircraft be moved from the property. It was loaded onto a transport trailer and moved to the pilot's hangar.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE OPERATING IN A RURAL AREA, SCOUTING FOR CATTLE, THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED A TREE LIMB, INDUCING A RIGHT YAW. THE YAW WAS ARRESTED BY REDUCING POWER AS HE MOVED TO A MORE OPEN AREA AND SET DOWN. THE LANDING WAS HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE A LANDING SKID. LAND OWNER DEMANDED THE AIRCRAFT BE MOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. IT WAS LOADED ONTO A TRANSPORT TRAILER AND MOVED TO THE PILOT'S HANGAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.