What happened
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(-23) Instructor was training student pilot in straight in autorotations with power recovery. Maneuver was entered at 850 feet AGL and 70 KIAS. Glide appeared normal, airspeed 65 KIAS. A slight flare was initiated at 40 feet AGL and instructor rolled on throttle midway through flare. Low RPM audio was heard, instructor attempted to roll on more throttle, aircraft began to descend rapidly. Instructor lowered collective to recover RPM, leveled aircraft for touchdown. RPM would not recover and aircraft landed hard causing failure of landing gear, main frame around engine, warping of cockpit mainframe, and distortion of tail boom in the vicinity of the fuselage attaching points.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSTRUCTOR WAS TRAINING STUDENT PILOT IN STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATIONS WITH POWER RECOVERY. MANEUVER WAS ENTERED AT 850 FEET AGL AND 70 KIAS. GLIDE APPEARED NORMAL, AIRSPEED 65 KIAS. A SLIGHT FLARE WAS INITIATED AT 40 FEET AGL AND INSTRUCTOR ROLLED ON THROTTLE MIDWAY THROUGH FLARE. LOW RPM AUDIO WAS HEARD, INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO ROLL ON MORE THROTTLE, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY. INSTRUCTOR LOWERED COLLECTIVE TO RECOVER RPM, LEVELED AIRCRAFT FOR TOUCHDOWN. RPM WOULD NOT RECOVER AND AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR, MAIN FRAME AROUND ENGINE, WARPING OF COCKPIT MAINFRAME, AND DISTORTION OF TAIL BOOM IN THE VICINITY OF THE FUSELAGE ATTACHING POINTS.
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