What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 24, 2004, at approximately 15:30 CDT a Cessna 172N aircraft, N5302E, owned by air golf inc. 250 w sandy lake rd. coppell, TX 75019, operated by marcair flight school was involved in an accident which caused substantial damage to the aircraft. Two occupants of the aircraft commercial pilot/flight instructor michael a. corral, and student pilot naomi l. mcnabb, were not injured. The flight departed Northwest Regional Airport (52F) at approximately 15:00 CDT for a local training flight. Around 15:30 CDT the instructor michael corral reduced throttle to idle and had student naomi mcnabb perform a simulated engine out emergency approach to a farm pasture. At approximately 20 feet above the ground the instructor ordered a go-around. Full power was applied and flaps were retracted. The student began to pitch the aircraft up too steep and the instructor tried to hold the aircraft nose down but could not overpower the student on the controls. The instructor ordered the student to release the controls but she did not and the aircraft entered a left bank and impacted the ground. Both pilots walked several miles to a farm and called the denton county sheriff.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 24, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 CDT A CESSNA 172N AIRCRAFT, N5302E, OWNED BY AIR GOLF INC. 250 W SANDY LAKE RD. COPPELL, TX 75019, OPERATED BY MARCAIR FLIGHT SCHOOL WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT COMMERCIAL PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MICHAEL A. CORRAL, AND STUDENT PILOT NAOMI L. MCNABB, WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F) AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 CDT FOR A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. AROUND 15:30 CDT THE INSTRUCTOR MICHAEL CORRAL REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND HAD STUDENT NAOMI MCNABB PERFORM A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY APPROACH TO A FARM PASTURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE INSTRUCTOR ORDERED A GO-AROUND. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. THE STUDENT BEGAN TO PITCH THE AIRCRAFT UP TOO STEEP AND THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO HOLD THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DOWN BUT COULD NOT OVERPOWER THE STUDENT ON THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR ORDERED THE STUDENT TO RELEASE THE CONTROLS BUT SHE DID NOT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT BANK AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. BOTH PILOTS WALKED SEVERAL MILES TO A FARM AND CALLED THE DENTON COUNTY SHERIFF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.