What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The instructor under observation initiated the simulated engine failure by rolling the throttle to the idle position and announced “simulated”. The pilot under instruction lowered the collective and initiated the autorotation. When the pilot under instruction initiated the flare at approximately 150’ AGL, the instructor under observation began to advance the throttle to the max detent. The observer visually saw the instructor under observation advance the throttle to the max detent and did not see or hear anything unusual until the low rotor horn became audible. Moments later, the aircraft landed hard on the parallel taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUCTOR UNDER OBSERVATION INITIATED THE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE BY ROLLING THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION AND ANNOUNCED “SIMULATED”. THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND INITIATED THE AUTOROTATION. WHEN THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION INITIATED THE FLARE AT APPROXIMATELY 150’ AGL, THE INSTRUCTOR UNDER OBSERVATION BEGAN TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE TO THE MAX DETENT. THE OBSERVER VISUALLY SAW THE INSTRUCTOR UNDER OBSERVATION ADVANCE THE THROTTLE TO THE MAX DETENT AND DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING UNUSUAL UNTIL THE LOW ROTOR HORN BECAME AUDIBLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY.
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