What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was conducting air tour operations originating from a farmstead rural Beardsley, MN. During the accident flight, the aircraft approached the landing zone from the north. The pilot brought the aircraft nearly to a hover and attempted to perform a pedal turn into the wind. At approximately 75 feet AGL the pilot lost control of the aircraft as the low RPM light and horn activated. The aircraft landed hard on the skids before rolling on its side. Neither the pilot nor the passengers reported injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AIR TOUR OPERATIONS ORIGINATING FROM A FARMSTEAD RURAL BEARDSLEY, MN. DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE LANDING ZONE FROM THE NORTH. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT NEARLY TO A HOVER AND ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A PEDAL TURN INTO THE WIND. AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AGL THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE LOW RPM LIGHT AND HORN ACTIVATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE SKIDS BEFORE ROLLING ON ITS SIDE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGERS REPORTED 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.