What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: mark c. wolford was getting a check out in a Piper PA-28R-200 (arrow) from jennifer a. eastom a flight instructor with bravo helicopters located in torrance, CA. The flight instructor stated a short field take off was executed upon leaving Big Bear airport runway 26. Upon reaching 300 feet the aircraft begun to sink due to a down draft, and with full power the aircraft could not resume a climb. The landing gear was not retracted and the instructor did not attempt to take control of the aircraft. The aircraft landed in a pond at the end of the runway. The impact caused minor damage to the propeller, engine cowling, and nose landing gear. The two occupants did not receive any injuries. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MARK C. WOLFORD WAS GETTING A CHECK OUT IN A PIPER PA-28R-200 (ARROW) FROM JENNIFER A. EASTOM A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH BRAVO HELICOPTERS LOCATED IN TORRANCE, CA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF WAS EXECUTED UPON LEAVING BIG BEAR AIRPORT RUNWAY 26. UPON REACHING 300 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BEGUN TO SINK DUE TO A DOWN DRAFT, AND WITH FULL POWER THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT RESUME A CLIMB. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED AND THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A POND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE TWO OCCUPANTS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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