What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to the flight instructor pilot, the student was on base leg and he, the instructor, pulled the power back to simulate an engine failure emergency. The student "over shot the centerline, and steepened up the bank to correct back". The a/c landed hard and subsequently veered off the right side of runway 17R. There was substantial damage to the aircraft and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PILOT, THE STUDENT WAS ON BASE LEG AND HE, THE INSTRUCTOR, PULLED THE POWER BACK TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE EMERGENCY. THE STUDENT "OVER SHOT THE CENTERLINE, AND STEEPENED UP THE BANK TO CORRECT BACK". THE A/C LANDED HARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17R. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N5396D · 2
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