What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Demo emergency descent. Vibration at redline disoriented SIC aided pullout, landed. Fuel door gone. Bent stabilizer (-23) aircraft departed fll on training flight, flew over orlando. While over the atlantic ocean @ 23,000 ft the aircraft descended to 13,000 ft. the instructor pilot demonstrated an emergency descent. While descending, the first officer believed the instructor pilot was disoriented and assisted in recovering the aircraft. The instructor pilot stated he believed he was disoriented by vibration. He believed the vibration was from a previous encounter with hail. The aircraft was recovered prior to reaching 13,000 ft. the aircraft landed safely at fxe without injury. Damage to the aircraft was substantial due to the following areas being damaged. Lt/rt elevators, horizontal stabilizer, single point pressure refueling door area and assembly, lt hand aerodynamic fairing, and lower fuselage skid.
As the FAA filed it
DEMO EMERGENCY DESCENT. VIBRATION AT REDLINE DISORIENTED SIC AIDED PULLOUT, LANDED. FUEL DOOR GONE. BENT STABILIZER (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLL ON TRAINING FLIGHT, FLEW OVER ORLANDO. WHILE OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN @ 23,000 FT THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 13,000 FT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DEMONSTRATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. WHILE DESCENDING, THE FIRST OFFICER BELIEVED THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS DISORIENTED AND ASSISTED IN RECOVERING THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED HE WAS DISORIENTED BY VIBRATION. HE BELIEVED THE VIBRATION WAS FROM A PREVIOUS ENCOUNTER WITH HAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED PRIOR TO REACHING 13,000 FT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT FXE WITHOUT INJURY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DUE TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS BEING DAMAGED. LT/RT ELEVATORS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, SINGLE POINT PRESSURE REFUELING DOOR AREA AND ASSEMBLY, LT HAND AERODYNAMIC FAIRING, AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKID.
NTSB investigation
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