What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had recently obtained his certification as a helicopter pilot with limited time in the airframe and experienced a tail wind gust that exceeded his capabity to control the aircraft. The aircraft's left skid forward end came in contact with the ground. The pilot manipulation of the aircraft controls in this situation lead to the aircraft impacting the ground. This action caused the damage to the airframe in this accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD RECENTLY OBTAINED HIS CERTIFICATION AS A HELICOPTER PILOT WITH LIMITED TIME IN THE AIRFRAME AND EXPERIENCED A TAIL WIND GUST THAT EXCEEDED HIS CAPABITY TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT SKID FORWARD END CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT MANIPULATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS IN THIS SITUATION LEAD TO THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME IN THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.