What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During instructional flight, the instructor carried a practice emergency landing procedure to within 150 feet of the ground. During recovery, the 15 year old student pilot applied partial power and pitched up, the instructor applied full power and directed the flaps full up. The aircraft appears to have stalled and initiated a spin. The aircraft struck a stand of small cedar and was substantially damaged. The aircraft was found leaking fuel out of the wing tanks and inside the cabin from a compromised fuel line. The student pilot received minor scrapes and bruises and a sore shoulder. The rear seat passenger was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR CARRIED A PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURE TO WITHIN 150 FEET OF THE GROUND. DURING RECOVERY, THE 15 YEAR OLD STUDENT PILOT APPLIED PARTIAL POWER AND PITCHED UP, THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER AND DIRECTED THE FLAPS FULL UP. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED AND INITIATED A SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STAND OF SMALL CEDAR AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LEAKING FUEL OUT OF THE WING TANKS AND INSIDE THE CABIN FROM A COMPROMISED FUEL LINE. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES AND A SORE SHOULDER. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.