What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft drifted to the right, the right skid contacted the ground, there was a pivot point, a rolling motion, exceeded the critical angle, had power/collective applied, and experienced a dynamic rollover. The helicopter rolled onto its right side, sustaining substantial damage. There were 3 POB with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND, THERE WAS A PIVOT POINT, A ROLLING MOTION, EXCEEDED THE CRITICAL ANGLE, HAD POWER/COLLECTIVE APPLIED, AND EXPERIENCED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE 3 POB WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.