What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)privacy data omitted was doing an instruction flight with privacy data omitted. They did two take off and landings before engine failed. There was no indication on the instrument gauages that indicated something was wrong. After take off from H11, privacy data omitted felt hard virbration in the helicopter and rotor RPM started to drop. privacy data omitted Immediately rolled on the throttle to recover the RPM. Since the RPM did not recover privacy data omitted entered autorotation. The engine stopped before they hit the ground. A controlled emergency landing was performed to the grass area east of runway 33. No damage to the helicopter. After landing privacy data omitted tried to restart the engine, but the started was not able to turn the engine around. The tower was informed immediately.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS DOING AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA ^. THEY DID TWO TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS BEFORE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT GAUAGES THAT INDICATED SOMETHING WAS WRONG. AFTER TAKE OFF FROM H11, ^PRIVACY DATA ^ FELT HARD VIRBRATION IN THE HELICOPTER AND ROTOR RPM STARTED TO DROP. ^PRIVACY DA^ IMMEDIATELY ROLLED ON THE THROTTLE TO RECOVER THE RPM. SINCE THE RPM DID NOT RECOVER ^PRIVACY DA^ ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE ENGINE STOPPED BEFORE THEY HIT THE GROUND. A CONTROLLED EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED TO THE GRASS AREA EAST OF RUNWAY 33. NO DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. AFTER LANDING ^PRIVACY DA^ TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT THE STARTED WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE AROUND. THE TOWER WAS INFORMED IMMEDIATELY.
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