What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, the pilot was conducting an air tour in an EC130 helicopter on the island of Hawaii with 6 passengers on board. While performing a 180 degree turn to land, the aircraft encountered settling with power. Collective application was not sufficient to arrest the rate of descent. The aircraft contacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the landing gear, fuselage and windscreen.
The pilot repositioned the damaged aircraft to an alternate location for shutdown.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2022, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN AIR TOUR IN AN EC130 HELICOPTER ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII WITH 6 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. WHILE PERFORMING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SETTLING WITH POWER. COLLECTIVE APPLICATION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE AND WINDSCREEN.
THE PILOT REPOSITIONED THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT TO AN ALTERNATE LOCATION FOR SHUTDOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.