What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)Pilot was giving instruction at a practice area over a landfill in Chef Menture, Louisiana, when the aricraft lost substantial power. Pilot maneuvered with a 360 degree power-off overhead approach. Pilot put flaps to 30 degrees and landed the aircraft on the side of a downhill embankment. The aircraft landed and the front landing gear snapped back. The aircraft slid 80 feet before coming to rest with a bent prop and a broken nose gear. Just prior to stopping, the aircraft rolled onto its right wing tip. Performed mangneto check on both left and right magnetos; magnetos check good. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-5)PILOT WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION AT A PRACTICE AREA OVER A LANDFILL IN CHEF MENTURE, LOUISIANA, WHEN THE ARICRAFT LOST SUBSTANTIAL POWER. PILOT MANEUVERED WITH A 360 DEGREE POWER-OFF OVERHEAD APPROACH. PILOT PUT FLAPS TO 30 DEGREES AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SIDE OF A DOWNHILL EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE FRONT LANDING GEAR SNAPPED BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SLID 80 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST WITH A BENT PROP AND A BROKEN NOSE GEAR. JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT WING TIP. PERFORMED MANGNETO CHECK ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS; MAGNETOS CHECK GOOD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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