The pilot reported that during the approach, he noticed erratic cyclic control movements and subsequently landed hard.  Postaccident examination of the helicopter by an Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the main rotor blades and tail boom were substantially damaged.

Date:

23 August, 2015

Reg:

N315TV

Make:

Schweizer

Model:

S300C

MSN:

S1773

Location:

Falcon Field, Mesa

Country:

US-Arizona

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Canyon-State-Aero

Link:

http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:25-AUG-15,SCHWEIZER

Link:

http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20150824X75351&key=1