What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed chandler airport (chd) at 0445 after preflighting the aircraft. He then completed 3 night landings at (chd) heliport and then proceeded north to mcdonald drive and then west to camelback mountain. He then made a turn and headed back east to highway 87 and then turned south toward (chd). When passing southern avenue at 2000 AGL the engine quit abruptly. He then commenanced an auto-rotation and selected a residental street to land on. Just prior to landing he stirred to avoild light poles which resulted in a hard landing. Then exited the aircraft normally with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED CHANDLER AIRPORT (CHD) AT 0445 AFTER PREFLIGHTING THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN COMPLETED 3 NIGHT LANDINGS AT (CHD) HELIPORT AND THEN PROCEEDED NORTH TO MCDONALD DRIVE AND THEN WEST TO CAMELBACK MOUNTAIN. HE THEN MADE A TURN AND HEADED BACK EAST TO HIGHWAY 87 AND THEN TURNED SOUTH TOWARD (CHD). WHEN PASSING SOUTHERN AVENUE AT 2000 AGL THE ENGINE QUIT ABRUPTLY. HE THEN COMMENANCED AN AUTO-ROTATION AND SELECTED A RESIDENTAL STREET TO LAND ON. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING HE STIRRED TO AVOILD LIGHT POLES WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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