Incident Overview
A helicopter made an off-airport landing after the observer became sick. Once the observer recovered, the pilot initiated a takeoff while the helicopter was headed into the wind. During the takeoff attempt, the helicopter rolled onto its right side, and the main rotor blades struck the ground.
Pilot Actions
According to the pilot, after increasing collective, the left skid lifted first. The pilot applied what he described as the appropriate correction—more left stick/cyclic. However, the left skid continued to rise, and the pilot felt as though the right skid was "hooked" by the ground. He then applied full left stick/cyclic deflection and lowered the collective.
Wind Shift and Gust
The pilot stated that at that time he believed a wind shift with a gust blew under the rotor and pushed the helicopter over. The main rotor blades hit the ground, and the helicopter came to rest on its right side.
Aftermath
No further details about the outcome or damage are available from the report.