What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Instructor was demonstrating normal landings to student. Student was to "follow" the instructor through the controls. Winds were a crosswind from the right with some turbulence as stated by the instructor. At some point during the instruction, approximately 3 to 10 feet above the ground, the aircraft began to drift to the left. The instructor began a full power go-around however, the student maintained a strong grip on the controls and would not release his control. The instructor was physically unable to overpower the student. The aircraft continued left until the left gear snagged a high power line on the perimeter of the airfield boundary and subsequently crashed in a city street.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING NORMAL LANDINGS TO STUDENT. STUDENT WAS TO "FOLLOW" THE INSTRUCTOR THROUGH THE CONTROLS. WINDS WERE A CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT WITH SOME TURBULENCE AS STATED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. AT SOME POINT DURING THE INSTRUCTION, APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR BEGAN A FULL POWER GO-AROUND HOWEVER, THE STUDENT MAINTAINED A STRONG GRIP ON THE CONTROLS AND WOULD NOT RELEASE HIS CONTROL. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO OVERPOWER THE STUDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT UNTIL THE LEFT GEAR SNAGGED A HIGH POWER LINE ON THE PERIMETER OF THE AIRFIELD BOUNDARY AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN A CITY STREET.
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