What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Eon-dra message text: Ravenel, SC: privacy data omitted, R44, was executing a precautionary landing on a farm with cattle at privacy data omitted, SC when the skid impacted the ground during a high rate of descent causing the helicopter to upend and land onto its side. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: substantial. 09/23/2024 2345Z
Pilot statement: practicing low-level training/precision maneuvers (hover, turns about a point, wire stop, etc.) In pasture at my home. While practicing a wire stop, I failed to appreciate how close I was to the ground caught the right skid and rolled. Pasture is level. Wreckage stayed intact and is all located in one piece except for 2' section of main rotor blade which was thrown approx. 50'.
As the FAA filed it
EON-DRA MESSAGE TEXT: RAVENEL, SC: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, R44, WAS EXECUTING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A FARM WITH CATTLE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SC WHEN THE SKID IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO UPEND AND LAND ONTO ITS SIDE. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 09/23/2024 2345Z
PILOT STATEMENT: PRACTICING LOW-LEVEL TRAINING/PRECISION MANEUVERS (HOVER, TURNS ABOUT A POINT, WIRE STOP, ETC.) IN PASTURE AT MY HOME. WHILE PRACTICING A WIRE STOP, I FAILED TO APPRECIATE HOW CLOSE I WAS TO THE GROUND CAUGHT THE RIGHT SKID AND ROLLED. PASTURE IS LEVEL. WRECKAGE STAYED INTACT AND IS ALL LOCATED IN ONE PIECE EXCEPT FOR 2' SECTION OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE WHICH WAS THROWN APPROX. 50'.
NTSB investigation
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