What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed hpn, where it is based, at approximately 0845 am and proceeded to isp on an instructional flight. On the return flight to hpn at approximately 1200 feet, a rapid knocking sound was heard followed by a loss of oil pressure and a complete loss of engine power. The instructor proceeded to autorotate to a soccer/football field adjacent to Kings Park high school. The tail boom struck a chain link fence as the aircraft touched down. The aircraft rolled onto its side and was substantially damaged. The instructor received a laceration to his right temple which was treated at stony brook medical center. The student was uninjured. There were no injuries to persons on the ground. The damage to the chain link fence was the only damage to property on the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HPN, WHERE IT IS BASED, AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 AM AND PROCEEDED TO ISP ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT TO HPN AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET, A RAPID KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED TO AUTOROTATE TO A SOCCER/FOOTBALL FIELD ADJACENT TO KINGS PARK HIGH SCHOOL. THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT TEMPLE WHICH WAS TREATED AT STONY BROOK MEDICAL CENTER. THE STUDENT WAS UNINJURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND. THE DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN LINK FENCE WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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