What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Delayed report - aircraft made a hard landing on runway.
Initially thought to be a hard landing, cae and Bell helicopter stating not a hard landing, but hard enough that helicopter was trailered to Bell helicopter in piney flats TN to be repaired, damage assessment and repair cost raised initial determination from incident to accident by NTSB
As the FAA filed it
DELAYED REPORT - AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY.
INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE A HARD LANDING, CAE AND BELL HELICOPTER STATING NOT A HARD LANDING, BUT HARD ENOUGH THAT HELICOPTER WAS TRAILERED TO BELL HELICOPTER IN PINEY FLATS TN TO BE REPAIRED, DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR COST RAISED INITIAL DETERMINATION FROM INCIDENT TO ACCIDENT BY NTSB
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.