What happened
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Acft lost directional control on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 8, 1999, at 1130 eastern standard time, a Cessna 170B, N432W, piloted by a private pilot receiving dual instruction from a certified flight instructor with an airline transport pilot rating, sustained substantial damage during a simulated emergency landing on runway 27 (3,200'X 75' asphalt), at Abrams Municipal Airport, Grand Ledge, Michigan. The instructor said that after take off from runway 9, he reduced the throttle to idle to simulate a loss of engine power and that the pilot turned back to land on runway 27. The instructor stated that during the landing roll the airplane encountered a gust of wind that turned it 90 degrees to the runway. The airplane contacted a snowbank off the edge of the runway, and nosed over. The 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructor reported that no injuries occurred and that the flight originated 30 to 45 minutes prior to the accident. (-23)pilot was giving dual flight instruction in a CE-170-B. After takeoff he failed the engine on the upwind leg at 500' AGL and had the student do a 180 back to the opposit runway. Upon landing rollout the pilot lost directional control and veered off the runway nosing over and damaging the prop, both wings (spar bent) and vertical fin. Aircraft suffered substantial damage. Accident occurred on March 8, 1999 and was not reported by the pilot. Rsdo learned of the accident from annonymous tip.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 8, 1999, AT 1130 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N432W, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATING, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (3,200'X 75' ASPHALT), AT ABRAMS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 9, HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE TO SIMULATE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THAT THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT TURNED IT 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A SNOWBANK OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THAT THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED 30 TO 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (-23)PILOT WAS GIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A CE-170-B. AFTER TAKEOFF HE FAILED THE ENGINE ON THE UPWIND LEG AT 500' AGL AND HAD THE STUDENT DO A 180 BACK TO THE OPPOSIT RUNWAY. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY NOSING OVER AND DAMAGING THE PROP, BOTH WINGS (SPAR BENT) AND VERTICAL FIN. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 8, 1999 AND WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE PILOT. RSDO LEARNED OF THE ACCIDENT FROM ANNONYMOUS TIP.
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