What happened
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On 12/21/08 CFI privacy data omitted was giving an instructional flight to student pilot privacy data omitted in aircraft N6621D, a Cessna, CE-172N, s/n 17272908, owned by privacy data omitted. After taking off from the Corning/Painted Post airport, NY (7N1) at approximately 1500L and practising touch and go landings at elmira airport, NY (elm), they returned to 7N1. At approximately 1600L, the student pilot landed on runway 32 at 7N1 when, upon touchdown, a severe crosswind lifted the left wing, which made contact with the runway. privacy data omitted Had mistakenly applied right aileron and the aircraft pitched nearly perpendicular to the runway, and then made contact with the snow on the east side of runway 32. CFI privacy data omitted took the controls but unable to add power or return to the runway, he landed the aircraft off the runway in about 10 inches of snow. There was substantial damage to the aircraft and no injuries were sustained by either pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/21/08 CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN AIRCRAFT N6621D, A CESSNA, CE-172N, S/N 17272908, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE CORNING/PAINTED POST AIRPORT, NY (7N1) AT APPROXIMATELY 1500L AND PRACTISING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT ELMIRA AIRPORT, NY (ELM), THEY RETURNED TO 7N1. AT APPROXIMATELY 1600L, THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT 7N1 WHEN, UPON TOUCHDOWN, A SEVERE CROSSWIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING, WHICH MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD MISTAKENLY APPLIED RIGHT AILERON AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY, AND THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE SNOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 32. CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK THE CONTROLS BUT UNABLE TO ADD POWER OR RETURN TO THE RUNWAY, HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY IN ABOUT 10 INCHES OF SNOW. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY EITHER PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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