What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
In route from winter haven airport (gif) N442H was flying back to buchan airport X36 when over myakka river state park the pilot started to experience a vibration do to a posible bird strike to the aircraft so the pilot changed power setting and this did not eliminate the vibration. The pilot preformed an emergency landing in a marshy area at myakka river state park. After landing the main rotor struck the tail section of the aircraft and separated it from the aircraft frame.
As the FAA filed it
IN ROUTE FROM WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT (GIF) N442H WAS FLYING BACK TO BUCHAN AIRPORT X36 WHEN OVER MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK THE PILOT STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION DO TO A POSIBLE BIRD STRIKE TO THE AIRCRAFT SO THE PILOT CHANGED POWER SETTING AND THIS DID NOT ELIMINATE THE VIBRATION. THE PILOT PREFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MARSHY AREA AT MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK. AFTER LANDING THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SEPARATED IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT FRAME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.