What happened
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(-23) The instruction flight departed runway 23 at about noon to practice crosswind landings with existing winds at 7-10 knots from about 300 degrees. The student pilot who was operating the controls allowed the airplane to drift to the runway's left flank during the landing flare, and correction was applied to compensate for the drift. The instructor noticed that the airspeed was low and that insufficient correction allowed the leftward drift to continue. Power was then applied to abort the landing but the aircraft settled iinto the snow bordering the entire runway. There was propeller and nose gear damage to the airplane but no injuries to the pilots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AT ABOUT NOON TO PRACTICE CROSSWIND LANDINGS WITH EXISTING WINDS AT 7-10 KNOTS FROM ABOUT 300 DEGREES. THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS OPERATING THE CONTROLS ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT TO THE RUNWAY'S LEFT FLANK DURING THE LANDING FLARE, AND CORRECTION WAS APPLIED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DRIFT. THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS LOW AND THAT INSUFFICIENT CORRECTION ALLOWED THE LEFTWARD DRIFT TO CONTINUE. POWER WAS THEN APPLIED TO ABORT THE LANDING BUT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IINTO THE SNOW BORDERING THE ENTIRE RUNWAY. THERE WAS PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE BUT NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS.
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