What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After a firm landing caused by excessive sink rate with nose up pitch, the student applied full power, removed carb heat and retracted the flaps from 30 to 20 degrees. The plane veered to the left at which time the CFI took control. The CFI was able to return the plane to a wings level attitude but was unable to climb. The CFI reduced power to idle prior to landing in tall grass in the rain soaked field adjacent to the runway. The plane stopped quickly in the mud, striking the prop, spinner, and left wing before coming back down to rest on the mains. The left wing tip was bent and the left wing root was buckled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER A FIRM LANDING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SINK RATE WITH NOSE UP PITCH, THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER, REMOVED CARB HEAT AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS FROM 30 TO 20 DEGREES. THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE CFI TOOK CONTROL. THE CFI WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE PLANE TO A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. THE CFI REDUCED POWER TO IDLE PRIOR TO LANDING IN TALL GRASS IN THE RAIN SOAKED FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE STOPPED QUICKLY IN THE MUD, STRIKING THE PROP, SPINNER, AND LEFT WING BEFORE COMING BACK DOWN TO REST ON THE MAINS. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS BENT AND THE LEFT WING ROOT WAS BUCKLED.
NTSB investigation
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