Incident Overview
A flight instructor, acting as the pilot-in-command during a training flight, reported that an accident occurred while conducting an approach to landing. The approach was intended to terminate in a three-foot hover. According to the instructor, the student pilot "pulled back on the cyclic and dumped collective," which resulted in the helicopter impacting the ground "hard." The impact caused the main rotor blades to contact the tail boom.
Damage Assessment
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail boom and to the empennage. There were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation, according to the flight instructor.
No Other Details
The source does not provide any additional information such as the helicopter type, registration, operator, location, date, time of day, weather conditions, or the number of occupants. No injuries were reported in the source.