What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At about 0930 on February 20, 2002, a Cessna 172, N238NY was substantially damaged when it impacted trees during a go-around following a simulated forced landing over a grass strip. The local flight was the first lesson toward the pilot's instrument rating and was also a check-out in the Cessna 172 aircraft. The instructor pilot closed the throttle to simulate an engine failure and the student set up to land on the grass strip, when the go-around was begun, the engine lost power and trees were contacted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT ABOUT 0930 ON FEBRUARY 20, 2002, A CESSNA 172, N238NY WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES DURING A GO-AROUND FOLLOWING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING OVER A GRASS STRIP. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST LESSON TOWARD THE PILOT'S INSTRUMENT RATING AND WAS ALSO A CHECK-OUT IN THE CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE AND THE STUDENT SET UP TO LAND ON THE GRASS STRIP, WHEN THE GO-AROUND WAS BEGUN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND TREES WERE CONTACTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.