What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Training pilot reported that while enroute to corry airport (8G2), cruising at 2500 ft and 120 knots, aircraft began to oscillate about the roll axis. Training pilot initially thought the malfunction was induced by the trainee pilot as he was setting up for a GPS approach. When questioned about the oscillation, the trainee pilot stated he did not induce the oscillation, and the controls were immediately passed to the training pilot. The training pilot confirmed that an aircraft discrepancy existed and a pre-cautionary landing was executed to a nearby hay field in venango county. The oscillations subsided as the a/c decelerated and a successful hover landing was executed. Phase of flight: cruisemeteorological conditions: vmcweather description: 3000 ft broken, 10 miles visibility, winds nw 5 mphcompany management personnel reported the flight control discrepancy and emergency landing to the NTSB pursuant to NTSB part 830.
As the FAA filed it
TRAINING PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENROUTE TO CORRY AIRPORT (8G2), CRUISING AT 2500 FT AND 120 KNOTS, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO OSCILLATE ABOUT THE ROLL AXIS. TRAINING PILOT INITIALLY THOUGHT THE MALFUNCTION WAS INDUCED BY THE TRAINEE PILOT AS HE WAS SETTING UP FOR A GPS APPROACH.WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE OSCILLATION, THE TRAINEE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT INDUCE THE OSCILLATION, AND THE CONTROLS WERE IMMEDIATELY PASSED TO THE TRAINING PILOT.THE TRAINING PILOT CONFIRMED THAT AN AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCY EXISTED AND A PRE-CAUTIONARY LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO A NEARBY HAY FIELD IN VENANGO COUNTY.THE OSCILLATIONS SUBSIDED AS THE A/C DECELERATED AND A SUCCESSFUL HOVER LANDING WAS EXECUTED.PHASE OF FLIGHT: CRUISEMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS: VMCWEATHER DESCRIPTION: 3000 FT BROKEN, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, WINDS NW 5 MPHCOMPANY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED THE FLIGHT CONTROL DISCREPANCY AND EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE NTSB PURSUANT TO NTSB PART 830.