A119 captain reported landing short of a helipad due to loss of rotor RPM.

Attributes
ACN	1525176
Time
Date	201803
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A119 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Rotorcraft
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

I was on approach to land at my base helipad. I rolled into a final approach around 300 ft AGL with a descent rate of 400 ft/min and a direct headwind around 10kts. The rate of closure felt a little fast so around 50 feet I did a little baby flare to slow the rate of closure. I lowered the nose so as to not slow down too much. After leveling and slowly applying power; around 10 feet AGL; I got a low rotor horn and settled in just short of the helipad. The wire strike protection underneath the helicopter caught the helipad where the dirt meets the concrete. This caused the helicopter to rise on the front skids before falling back level and stopping completely.keep approaches slow and descent rates less than 200ft/min. There is never a need to hurry. Maintain situational awareness and scan instruments on approach to identify hazards early.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A119 Captain reported landing short of a helipad due to loss of rotor RPM.

Narrative: I was on approach to land at my base helipad. I rolled into a final approach around 300 ft AGL with a descent rate of 400 ft/min and a direct headwind around 10kts. The rate of closure felt a little fast so around 50 feet I did a little baby flare to slow the rate of closure. I lowered the nose so as to not slow down too much. After leveling and slowly applying power; around 10 feet AGL; I got a low rotor horn and settled in just short of the helipad. The wire strike protection underneath the helicopter caught the helipad where the dirt meets the concrete. This caused the helicopter to rise on the front skids before falling back level and stopping completely.Keep approaches slow and descent rates less than 200ft/min. There is never a need to hurry. Maintain situational awareness and scan instruments on approach to identify hazards early.

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