What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: student pilot was being administered a private pilot rotorcraft helicopter certification practical test by a designated pilot examiner. The applicant was instructed to demonstrate a hovering auto rotation in accordance with appropriate practical test standards. During the demonstration of the maneuver the applicant allowed the helicopter to drift to the left at an excessive rate. The helicopter contacted the ground with an excessive amount of lateral drift which caused the lower left frame to buckle at the forward attaching point. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT WAS BEING ADMINISTERED A PRIVATE PILOT ROTORCRAFT HELICOPTER CERTIFICATION PRACTICAL TEST BY A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER. THE APPLICANT WAS INSTRUCTED TO DEMONSTRATE A HOVERING AUTO ROTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS. DURING THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE MANEUVER THE APPLICANT ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LATERAL DRIFT WHICH CAUSED THE LOWER LEFT FRAME TO BUCKLE AT THE FORWARD ATTACHING POINT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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