What happened
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(-23) At 1800 local on 26 June 2000, the CFI and his student began a lesson to practice short field takeoff and landings at the Plymouth Mettetal Canton airport. Approx. twenty minutes into the lesson, during an approach to runway 18, the student drifted right fo the runway. The CFI applied more power and the student got the aircraft straight and level, but he quickly drifted left of the runway with the right wing high. The CFI took control of the aircraft and raised the flaps and applied full power. The aircraft would not fly and the CFI attempted to land the aircraft in the grass on the east side of the runway. The nose wheel dug into the ground causing the aircraft to flip over onto its back resulting in substantial damage to the airframe, flight controls, nose gear, engine and prop. No injuries were sustained by the CFI or student. The CFI did not report and investigation did not reveal any mechanical irregularities with either the aircraft or the enigne.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1800 LOCAL ON 26 JUNE 2000, THE CFI AND HIS STUDENT BEGAN A LESSON TO PRACTICE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT THE PLYMOUTH METTETAL CANTON AIRPORT. APPROX. TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE LESSON, DURING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, THE STUDENT DRIFTED RIGHT FO THE RUNWAY. THE CFI APPLIED MORE POWER AND THE STUDENT GOT THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, BUT HE QUICKLY DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WING HIGH. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RAISED THE FLAPS AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT FLY AND THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, FLIGHT CONTROLS, NOSE GEAR, ENGINE AND PROP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE CFI OR STUDENT. THE CFI DID NOT REPORT AND INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH EITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR THE ENIGNE.
NTSB investigation
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