What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A student pilot on a solo cross-country flight was looking at navigation log when she realized the aircraft speed was slow. A forward cyclic input was made and the pilot did not perceive the helicopter speed was increasing. The pilot made decision to land in field and upon touch down the helicopter roller over.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS LOOKING AT NAVIGATION LOG WHEN SHE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS SLOW. A FORWARD CYCLIC INPUT WAS MADE AND THE PILOT DID NOT PERCEIVE THE HELICOPTER SPEED WAS INCREASING. THE PILOT MADE DECISION TO LAND IN FIELD AND UPON TOUCH DOWN THE HELICOPTER ROLLER OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.