What happened
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Performing pattern work, on departure appeared to stall, went down in residential area. (-23) on 08/08/97 at approximately 1500 hours, ivan ljutek a CFI and ritesh kumar a student were practicing x wind tols on runway 33 Herbert Smart Downtown Airport. On their second landing the student allowed the airplane to approach the runway high. When approximately 6 to 8 feet above the runway the flight instructor feeling that insufficient runway existed for a safe landing took control of the airplane and started a go around. With the airplane past the departure end of the runway, but still below the tree line, the instructor pulled back on the controls causing the airplane to stall and crash into a residential area.
As the FAA filed it
PERFORMING PATTERN WORK, ON DEPARTURE APPEARED TO STALL, WENT DOWN IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. (-23) ON 08/08/97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS, IVAN LJUTEK A CFI AND RITESH KUMAR A STUDENT WERE PRACTICING X WIND TOLS ON RUNWAY 33 HERBERT SMART DOWNTOWN AIRPORT. ON THEIR SECOND LANDING THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO APPROACH THE RUNWAY HIGH. WHEN APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FEELING THAT INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY EXISTED FOR A SAFE LANDING TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND STARTED A GO AROUND. WITH THE AIRPLANE PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, BUT STILL BELOW THE TREE LINE, THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO STALL AND CRASH INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
NTSB investigation
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