What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 9, 2006, at approximately 1713 hours PDT, arriving for landing at Van Nuys Airport (vny), Van Nuys, CA, the pilot privacy data omitted acting as pilot in command and flight instructor, and privacy data omitted an instrument student, initiated a practice autorotation in N323CP, a Schweizer 300C. After initiating the autorotation the "low voltage" warning illuminated. Other indications of loss of power were noted. The flight instructor took the controls and completed the autorotation to a hard landing. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the instructor or student.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1713 HOURS PDT, ARRIVING FOR LANDING AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT (VNY), VAN NUYS, CA, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN INSTRUMENT STUDENT, INITIATED A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION IN N323CP, A SCHWEIZER 300C. AFTER INITIATING THE AUTOROTATION THE "LOW VOLTAGE" WARNING ILLUMINATED. OTHER INDICATIONS OF LOSS OF POWER WERE NOTED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND COMPLETED THE AUTOROTATION TO A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.