What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 1/29/14 at approximately 0730, N6040Y with a Bell instructor pilot and pilot trainee departed alliance Fort Worth airport (kafw) to the Bell training academy practice area located approximately 4 NM north of the airport. During the approach, the pilot trainee increased collective for landing and a vertical vibration was noticed. The instructor pilot took control of the aircraft and determined the vibration was excessive and executed a hovering autorotation with no damage to the aircraft or injury to the pilots.
As the FAA filed it
ON 1/29/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 0730, N6040Y WITH A BELL INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND PILOT TRAINEE DEPARTED ALLIANCE FORT WORTH AIRPORT (KAFW) TO THE BELL TRAINING ACADEMY PRACTICE AREA LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 4 NM NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. DURING THE APPROACH, THE PILOT TRAINEE INCREASED COLLECTIVE FOR LANDING AND A VERTICAL VIBRATION WAS NOTICED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THE VIBRATION WAS EXCESSIVE AND EXECUTED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE PILOTS.
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