What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)During course of private pilot check ride, while demonstraing steep turns, pilot examiner ^priva^ heard a pop and felt stabilator control lose effectiveness. After determining that he had no primary elevator control. privacy data omitted Declared an emergency, then, using power and the elevator trim control, flew the aircraft to an uneventful alnding at Orlando Executive Airport (orl). An examination of the aircraft by an investigatior from the Orlando FSDO revealed the up elevator cable had broken at the swedged turnbuckle fitting on the forward cable, it broke on the unthreaded portion of the fitting, just out to the turnbuckle barrell.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING COURSE OF PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE, WHILE DEMONSTRAING STEEP TURNS, PILOT EXAMINER ^PRIVA^ HEARD A POP AND FELT STABILATOR CONTROL LOSE EFFECTIVENESS. AFTER DETERMINING THAT HE HAD NO PRIMARY ELEVATOR CONTROL. ^PRIVACY D^ DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN, USING POWER AND THE ELEVATOR TRIM CONTROL, FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO AN UNEVENTFUL ALNDING AT ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ORL). AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AN INVESTIGATIOR FROM THE ORLANDO FSDO REVEALED THE UP ELEVATOR CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE SWEDGED TURNBUCKLE FITTING ON THE FORWARD CABLE, IT BROKE ON THE UNTHREADED PORTION OF THE FITTING, JUST OUT TO THE TURNBUCKLE BARRELL.
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