What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman statement: I entered a practice hover auto as trained and how I had succesfully practiced 3 times prior in the same flight. Into wind, rolled the throttle to idle allowed the helicopter to begin to settle. I raised collective to cushion the landing, however this time when I did so the helicopter ballooned to apx 10 feet and began to yaw to the left. I tried to arrest the yaw rate with full right pedal. When this proved insignificant, I pitched the helicopter to utilized the weathervane effect of airspeed. I leveled the helicopter just before ground contact and slid on the skids. The skids subsequently fell of the pavement into the grass, dug in the dirt and cause a roll.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN STATEMENT: I ENTERED A PRACTICE HOVER AUTO AS TRAINED AND HOW I HAD SUCCESFULLY PRACTICED 3 TIMES PRIOR IN THE SAME FLIGHT. INTO WIND, ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO BEGIN TO SETTLE. I RAISED COLLECTIVE TO CUSHION THE LANDING, HOWEVER THIS TIME WHEN I DID SO THE HELICOPTER BALLOONED TO APX 10 FEET AND BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO ARREST THE YAW RATE WITH FULL RIGHT PEDAL. WHEN THIS PROVED INSIGNIFICANT, I PITCHED THE HELICOPTER TO UTILIZED THE WEATHERVANE EFFECT OF AIRSPEED. I LEVELED THE HELICOPTER JUST BEFORE GROUND CONTACT AND SLID ON THE SKIDS. THE SKIDS SUBSEQUENTLY FELL OF THE PAVEMENT INTO THE GRASS, DUG IN THE DIRT AND CAUSE A ROLL.
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