What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
As pilot pulled collective pitch, not realizing the amount of left torque pedal input he had applied, the aircrafts weight on skids decreased, the aircraft immediately started rotating to the left. The initial contact with the ground was the right horizontal stabilizer trailing edge which started the sequence of the tail boom/tail rotor departing the aircraft. Aircraft came to rest inverted approximately 320 degrees from the takeoff point.
As the FAA filed it
AS PILOT PULLED COLLECTIVE PITCH, NOT REALIZING THE AMOUNT OF LEFT TORQUE PEDAL INPUT HE HAD APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFTS WEIGHT ON SKIDS DECREASED, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY STARTED ROTATING TO THE LEFT. THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND WAS THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRAILING EDGE WHICH STARTED THE SEQUENCE OF THE TAIL BOOM/TAIL ROTOR DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 320 DEGREES FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT.
NTSB investigation
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