What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed 8A3 to the north. The aircraft accelerated through etl and began its departure climb. At approximately 100 ft AGL the engine quit. Pilot responded by conducting an autorotation. During the decent the engine sputtered a bit but failed to restart. The helicopter landed hard in the grass on the left side of the runway. The soil conditions were wet and on a slope. The aircraft yawed upon landing and the aircraft rolled over on the right side of the aircraft.
Initial visual inspection of the engine revealed nothing remarkable. Inspection of the fuel revealed nothing remarkable. All flight controls had continuity. Initial inspection revealed aircraft in an airworthy condition. Pilot was current and no competency issues were revealed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 8A3 TO THE NORTH. THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED THROUGH ETL AND BEGAN ITS DEPARTURE CLIMB. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT RESPONDED BY CONDUCTING AN AUTOROTATION. DURING THE DECENT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED A BIT BUT FAILED TO RESTART. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE SOIL CONDITIONS WERE WET AND ON A SLOPE. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED UPON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NOTHING REMARKABLE. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL REVEALED NOTHING REMARKABLE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED AIRCRAFT IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. PILOT WAS CURRENT AND NO COMPETENCY ISSUES WERE REVEALED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.