What happened
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(-23) Benjamin n. blankenship of the civil air patrol (cap) was receiving a "form 5 checkride" from david gamble (CFI) of the (cap) on September 10, 2002. Aircraft departed sugar valley (31A) and headed toward Twin Lakes Airport (8A7) for a simulated engine out to a full stop landing. Two miles from the Twin Lakes Airport the power was reduced for a simulated engine failure. Aircraft began to circle to the left to lose altitude, as the aircraft passed the approach end of runway 9 blankenship turned toward the runway. Aircraft was high and over half way down the runway, blankenship pushed the yoke forward (airspeed increased) to land. Aircraft was in ground effect when gamble began a missed approach. During missed approach aircraft struck the trees across the highway from the airport. (.19) on September 10, 2002, at 1145 eastern daylight time a Cessna 172P, N62602, registered to civil air patrol inc., and operated by the private pilot, collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 9, at the Mocksville Twin Lakes Airport in Mocksville, north carolina. The flight was operated under the provision of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rule s. visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and pilot rated passenger received serious injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated exact time is undetermined. According to several witnesses, the pilot was conducting touch and go landings. During a takeoff phase of the procedure from runway 09, they saw the airplane lifted off about two thirds down the runway in a nose high attitude. Witnesses stated that the airplane appeared to have stalled and collided with trees on the departure end of the runway and subsequently the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BENJAMIN N. BLANKENSHIP OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) WAS RECEIVING A "FORM 5 CHECKRIDE" FROM DAVID GAMBLE (CFI) OF THE (CAP) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2002. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SUGAR VALLEY (31A) AND HEADED TOWARD TWIN LAKES AIRPORT (8A7) FOR A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT TO A FULL STOP LANDING. TWO MILES FROM THE TWIN LAKES AIRPORT THE POWER WAS REDUCED FOR A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CIRCLE TO THE LEFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE, AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 9 BLANKENSHIP TURNED TOWARD THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AND OVER HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, BLANKENSHIP PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD (AIRSPEED INCREASED) TO LAND. AIRCRAFT WAS IN GROUND EFFECT WHEN GAMBLE BEGAN A MISSED APPROACH. DURING MISSED APPROACH AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THE AIRPORT. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2002, AT 1145 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME A CESSNA 172P, N62602, REGISTERED TO CIVIL AIR PATROL INC., AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 9, AT THE MOCKSVILLE TWIN LAKES AIRPORT IN MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULE S. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED EXACT TIME IS UNDETERMINED. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING A TAKEOFF PHASE OF THE PROCEDURE FROM RUNWAY 09, THEY SAW THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF ABOUT TWO THIRDS DOWN THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND.
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