The item was snapped in the direction of rotation of the blade, but I guess that would be obvious even without a knowledge of composite failure forensics.
Blakmax,
Am I correct to assume most Tail Rotor Blades would fail "opposite" to the direction of rotation?
If one were to have a typical tail rotor strike....blade smacking something....the leading edge gets damaged the most...and the blade fails backwards (towards the trailing edge).
Am I understanding you to say the photograph shows just the opposite....a failure from rear to front in the direction of rotation? As if the rear leg of the blade failed first....and the forward leg of the blade followed in turn?