What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 11, 2022 at appx 1730 HST, flight instructor and private rated student pilot were conducting a flight to gauge students readiness for commercial check ride. Towards the end of the flight, while at Kalaeloa airport, the student pilot was at the controls and initiated a simulated engine failure from a hover. Student pilot unexpectantly rapidly rolled throttle to idle and CFI was unable to anticipate rapid loss of transverse flow and sideward motion. During the maneuver the student pilot lost control of the helicopter, it slid left, then aft as it contacted the ground it rolled to the left onto its side, sustaining substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 11, 2022 AT APPX 1730 HST, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE RATED STUDENT PILOT WERE CONDUCTING A FLIGHT TO GAUGE STUDENTS READINESS FOR COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE. TOWARDS THE END OF THE FLIGHT, WHILE AT KALAELOA AIRPORT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND INITIATED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE FROM A HOVER. STUDENT PILOT UNEXPECTANTLY RAPIDLY ROLLED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND CFI WAS UNABLE TO ANTICIPATE RAPID LOSS OF TRANSVERSE FLOW AND SIDEWARD MOTION. DURING THE MANEUVER THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, IT SLID LEFT, THEN AFT AS IT CONTACTED THE GROUND IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT ONTO ITS SIDE, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.