What happened
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privacy data omitted, Flight instructor, and privacy data omitted, private pilot, were on a training flight in a Robinson R-22, N747ER. The flight originated at prescott municipal airport (prc). privacy data omitted Was doing a training flight in preparation for his commerical rotorcraft practial test. They left prescott around 0830 MST. Approximately 15 miles northeast of prescott, privacy data omitted gave privacy data omitted a simulated emergency scenario of a low fuel light, requiring a landing as soon as practical. privacy data omitted Chose a suitable landing area, did a reconnaisance flyover, and proceeded to set up for an approach. On their final approach, at about 40-43 knots. privacy data omitted Heard a reduction in power, not verified by privacy data omitted, followed by the low rotor RPM light and warning horn. privacy data omitted Lowered the collective control and added power. He got no immediate reaction to this, and lower the collective control to its maximum down travel and applied aft cyclic control aggresively. When the rotor regained RPM, there was little to no forward airspeed. They struck the ground hard and rolled over to the left. privacy data omitted Sustained a back injury, and privacy data omitted was not injured. privacy data omitted Turned off the ignition to stop the engine.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT, WERE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT IN A ROBINSON R-22, N747ER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PRESCOTT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PRC). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING A TRAINING FLIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR HIS COMMERICAL ROTORCRAFT PRACTIAL TEST. THEY LEFT PRESCOTT AROUND 0830 MST. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRESCOTT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GAVE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A SIMULATED EMERGENCY SCENARIO OF A LOW FUEL LIGHT, REQUIRING A LANDING AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHOSE A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, DID A RECONNAISANCE FLYOVER, AND PROCEEDED TO SET UP FOR AN APPROACH. ON THEIR FINAL APPROACH, AT ABOUT 40-43 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HEARD A REDUCTION IN POWER, NOT VERIFIED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FOLLOWED BY THE LOW ROTOR RPM LIGHT AND WARNING HORN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND ADDED POWER. HE GOT NO IMMEDIATE REACTION TO THIS, AND LOWER THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL TO ITS MAXIMUM DOWN TRAVEL AND APPLIED AFT CYCLIC CONTROL AGGRESIVELY. WHEN THE ROTOR REGAINED RPM, THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO FORWARD AIRSPEED. THEY STRUCK THE GROUND HARD AND ROLLED OVER TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
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