Accident Details
A helicopter was involved in an accident during a landing at a company helipad. The weather at the time was instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) with low ceilings and fog. The aircraft had been cleared for a VOR approach that was monitored by radar.
Sequence of Events
The co-pilot spotted the helipad and called it out to the pilot, who then initiated a steep descent. While completing the landing checklist, the co-pilot sensed a nose-high attitude of the aircraft and looked outside. It appeared to him that the aircraft was moving backward and downward. He yelled, "Where are we going?!" The captain added power as the aircraft entered the trees.
Damage
The nose landing gear and right landing gear collapsed upon impact with the trees, but the aircraft remained upright. The rotor blades were ruined by contact with the trees.