Not sure the pilot knew there were 7 or 8 foot tall vinyard tressels made of 1” or larger aluminum pipes in the area of compound he tried to abort land on, and it was a split second decision.
ON a aviation forum a BH pilot mentioned it is possible for the downwash on the BH to create voids at that altitude, and the modified BH was already laden with 500 to 1000 pounds of additional weight in the experimental design config, plus was at full load capacity with the SEALs team.
This pilot said looked like the BH crashed nose down and the tail slammed onto the wall after the blades hit the ground... due the the body being exceedingly close to the outer wall that split the BH apart, and the angle of separation on the tail section. Just a rumor 3rd hand, but sounded legit and the this pilot/forum poster had thousands of posts and no one called him out on it.
And nobody heard that? A helo crash and no one called 911?
I have seen hundreds of Blackhawks landing and taking off under various conditions. I have never seen one fail like this. I’m not interested in blaming a pilot or a crew but it seems like something we need to learn from. Knowing our military, I’m sure they are in the process of learning from this; however, I think it’s definitely worth mentioning that this isn’t the first time a helicopter has malfunctioned on a super critical mission like this. As such, it needs to be a topic of discussion IMHO.