What happened
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(-23) privacy data omitted a student pilot asked privacy data omitted to accompany him as a safety pilot so that he could practice instrument flight maneuvers. Apparently, the student pilot privacy data omitted had failed this portion of his private pilot check ride. It should be noted that according to FAA records, the pilot's privacy data omitted commercial and CFI pilot certificates have been cancelled and his last medical was denied, possibly on or about 05/04/87. Apparently, after 30-40 minutes of instrument flight, privacy data omitted simulated an engine failure at approximately 3,000'MSL above an ultra-light flying field. The pilot privacy data omitted spiraled down to the field, made his approach and accomplished a balked landing at approximately 100'MSL. After climbout, a second forced landing was simulated at which time privacy data omitted had the pilot privacy data omitted descend below 100'MSL and actually touch down. On climb out from the attempted touch and go, the aircraft did not clear the treeline at the east end of the field. Upon contact with the first tree, the aircraft flat spun to the left, contacting two more large trees and slid to the forest floor. There was no post impact fire. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A STUDENT PILOT ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ACCOMPANY HIM AS A SAFETY PILOT SO THAT HE COULD PRACTICE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT MANEUVERS. APPARENTLY, THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD FAILED THIS PORTION OF HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMMERCIAL AND CFI PILOT CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND HIS LAST MEDICAL WAS DENIED, POSSIBLY ON OR ABOUT 05/04/87. APPARENTLY, AFTER 30-40 MINUTES OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000'MSL ABOVE AN ULTRA-LIGHT FLYING FIELD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPIRALED DOWN TO THE FIELD, MADE HIS APPROACH AND ACCOMPLISHED A BALKED LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 100'MSL. AFTER CLIMBOUT, A SECOND FORCED LANDING WAS SIMULATED AT WHICH TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCEND BELOW 100'MSL AND ACTUALLY TOUCH DOWN. ON CLIMB OUT FROM THE ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLEAR THE TREELINE AT THE EAST END OF THE FIELD. UPON CONTACT WITH THE FIRST TREE, THE AIRCRAFT FLAT SPUN TO THE LEFT, CONTACTING TWO MORE LARGE TREES AND SLID TO THE FOREST FLOOR. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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