What happened
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(-23) While on the upwind leg of a touch and go on runway 33 at approximately 200 feet AGL the aircraft was observed by the tower controllers, a following helicopter pilot and a student pilot on the ground to enter a right bank from a climb and immediately pitch down and roll to the right. The aircraft descended and impacted trailers and the parking lot of a warehouse adjacent to the airport boundary fence. Security camera footage from the warehouse showed the aircraft descending and impacting in a nose low, right wing low attitude. After striking one trailer and impacting the ground the aircaft slid and struck two more trailers and burst into flames. Before the aircraft entered the turn to the right crosswind the control tower informed the aircraft "55U make right traffic". No communication was heard from the aircraft. The flight was a dual instructional flight lesson under FAR part 61 with the purpose of preparing the student pilot for his private pilot practical test. On scene investigation by the NTSB confirmed control continuity and all parts accounted for engine teardown and inspection by the manufacturer conducted on 5/23/2008 showed no evidence of engine failure or malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON THE UPWIND LEG OF A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 33 AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLERS, A FOLLOWING HELICOPTER PILOT AND A STUDENT PILOT ON THE GROUND TO ENTER A RIGHT BANK FROM A CLIMB AND IMMEDIATELY PITCH DOWN AND ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND IMPACTED TRAILERS AND THE PARKING LOT OF A WAREHOUSE ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM THE WAREHOUSE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING AND IMPACTING IN A NOSE LOW, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. AFTER STRIKING ONE TRAILER AND IMPACTING THE GROUND THE AIRCAFT SLID AND STRUCK TWO MORE TRAILERS AND BURST INTO FLAMES. BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TURN TO THE RIGHT CROSSWIND THE CONTROL TOWER INFORMED THE AIRCRAFT "55U MAKE RIGHT TRAFFIC". NO COMMUNICATION WAS HEARD FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT LESSON UNDER FAR PART 61 WITH THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING THE STUDENT PILOT FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB CONFIRMED CONTROL CONTINUITY AND ALL PARTS ACCOUNTED FOR ENGINE TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION BY THE MANUFACTURER CONDUCTED ON 5/23/2008 SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
NTSB investigation
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