What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Registration: N83AU
Make: Aurora Flight Sciences Corp
Model: Pegasus
Serial number: AU-083
Remote pilot certificate number: privacy data omitted
Frequency used: 2.4 ghz multi-mode/multi-node
Type of operation: part 91
N83AU was undergoing hover and air taxi tests on runway 34L at khef. At approximately 30 feet, the aircraft performed hover, lateral movement, and forward air taxi maneuvers without issues. While at a stable hover, the system experienced a data link issue and the pilot commanded autoland. The aircraft started a slow decent and then lost all power at about 25 feet, resulting in a hard landing. Total flight lasted about 2 minutes. The entire event was contained within runway 34L. No property damage noted.
As the FAA filed it
REGISTRATION: N83AU
MAKE: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORP
MODEL: PEGASUS
SERIAL NUMBER: AU-083
REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
FREQUENCY USED: 2.4 GHZ MULTI-MODE/MULTI-NODE
TYPE OF OPERATION: PART 91
N83AU WAS UNDERGOING HOVER AND AIR TAXI TESTS ON RUNWAY 34L AT KHEF. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED HOVER, LATERAL MOVEMENT, AND FORWARD AIR TAXI MANEUVERS WITHOUT ISSUES. WHILE AT A STABLE HOVER, THE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED A DATA LINK ISSUE AND THE PILOT COMMANDED AUTOLAND. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A SLOW DECENT AND THEN LOST ALL POWER AT ABOUT 25 FEET, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. TOTAL FLIGHT LASTED ABOUT 2 MINUTES. THE ENTIRE EVENT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN RUNWAY 34L. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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