What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had completed several practice approaches at Lexington County Airport (6J0) and then performed a practice autorotation with the throttle in the idle position. During the touch down phase of the manuever the aircraft did not slide on the runway but came to an abrupt stop a few feet from the touchdown point. The pilot felt vibrations in the controls and shut the aircraft down in place. Post accident inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the rotor blades, tail boom and the tail rotor drive shaft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL PRACTICE APPROACHES AT LEXINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT (6J0) AND THEN PERFORMED A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION WITH THE THROTTLE IN THE IDLE POSITION. DURING THE TOUCH DOWN PHASE OF THE MANUEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLIDE ON THE RUNWAY BUT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP A FEW FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE PILOT FELT VIBRATIONS IN THE CONTROLS AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN PLACE. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR BLADES, TAIL BOOM AND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.