What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 12, 2008, an experimental gyroplane, N90413, make newbold edward, model newbold 2000, experienced a hard landing during a training flight piloted by the pilot privacy data omitted as the flight instructor. The pilot privacy data omitted was manipulating the controls demonstrating how to recover from a bad approach and landing. A hard landing resulted, the left main landing gear sheared off causing the gyroplane to tip on its side striking the main rotor blades, bending the rotor mast, and breaking the propeller. The pilot privacy data omitted and his student were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 12, 2008, AN EXPERIMENTAL GYROPLANE, N90413, MAKE NEWBOLD EDWARD, MODEL NEWBOLD 2000, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT PILOTED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS DEMONSTRATING HOW TO RECOVER FROM A BAD APPROACH AND LANDING. A HARD LANDING RESULTED, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE GYROPLANE TO TIP ON ITS SIDE STRIKING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, BENDING THE ROTOR MAST, AND BREAKING THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.