What happened
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(-23) The instructor told the student to go around 50 feet above the ground during a practice emergency landing. The student did not apply full power, and the instructor had to take over the airplane. The instructor applied full power and retracted the first notch of flaps. The airplane sank, and the gear hit the tops of the corn causing the airplane to descend rapidly. The instructor pulled back on the controls and braced for impact. The airplane came to a stop with the right wing on the ground and the nose wheel broken off. (.19) on September 26, 2002, at 1505 central daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N3510A, collided with corn and the terrain during a simulated forced landing in ringwood, Illinois. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the student pilot on board were not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. The 14 CFR part 91 training flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from waukegan, Illinois, at 1435.the CFI stated they were in the go-around phase of the simulated forced landing when the landing gear contacted a corn crop. The airp lane then settled to the terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO GO AROUND 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING A PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE STUDENT DID NOT APPLY FULL POWER, AND THE INSTRUCTOR HAD TO TAKE OVER THE AIRPLANE. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE SANK, AND THE GEAR HIT THE TOPS OF THE CORN CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND RAPIDLY. THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS AND BRACED FOR IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND AND THE NOSE WHEEL BROKEN OFF. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2002, AT 1505 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N3510A, COLLIDED WITH CORN AND THE TERRAIN DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING IN RINGWOOD, ILLINOIS. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND THE STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, AT 1435.THE CFI STATED THEY WERE IN THE GO-AROUND PHASE OF THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING WHEN THE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A CORN CROP. THE AIRP LANE THEN SETTLED TO THE TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
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