What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During multiple take off & landings @Meeker airport, Meeker, Colorado, the aircraft lost power after turning downwind for runway 21. The instructor took the flight controls making an immediate turn to runway 03 for landing. Pumping the trhrottle momentarily restarted the engine but it died immediately. Continuing the glide that had been established the a/c nose strut collapsed upon touchdown in 6 inch deep snow approx. 400 feet from runway 03. The left wing struck the ground causing the a/c to turn 90 degrees. Sliding a short distance the a/c rocked to the right causing the right wing to strike the snow and the a/c to tip up then settling back onto the main gear, stopping 200 feet from runway 03.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING MULTIPLE TAKE OFF & LANDINGS @MEEKER AIRPORT, MEEKER, COLORADO, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TURNING DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 21. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS MAKING AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO RUNWAY 03 FOR LANDING. PUMPING THE TRHROTTLE MOMENTARILY RESTARTED THE ENGINE BUT IT DIED IMMEDIATELY. CONTINUING THE GLIDE THAT HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED THE A/C NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN IN 6 INCH DEEP SNOW APPROX. 400 FEET FROM RUNWAY 03. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE A/C TO TURN 90 DEGREES. SLIDING A SHORT DISTANCE THE A/C ROCKED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE SNOW AND THE A/C TO TIP UP THEN SETTLING BACK ONTO THE MAIN GEAR, STOPPING 200 FEET FROM RUNWAY 03.
NTSB investigation
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