What happened
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(-23) Instructional flight originated at vpz with instructor andprimary student. Instructor was simulating an emergency landing at the 4C1 airport. Instructor stated that he cleared the engine several times during the approach. Instructor allowed aircraft to descend to approximately 20' AGL before executing a go-around. Instructor stated that engine hesitated during power application. Aircraft continued to descend and contacted the 14 inch deep, snow covered, the turf runway with the main wheels. The nose wheel contacted the snow and aircraft pitched forward onto the nose. Aircraft slid approximately 50' on the nose. Left wing contacted the runway. Aircraft continued to slidewhile rotating 90 degrees to the left. Aircraft came down on all wheels and slid sideways for about 2O'. Right wing dug into the ground and aircraft came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VPZ WITH INSTRUCTOR ANDPRIMARY STUDENT. INSTRUCTOR WAS SIMULATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE 4C1 AIRPORT. INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE CLEARED THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE APPROACH. INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TO APPROXIMATELY 20' AGL BEFORE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ENGINE HESITATED DURING POWER APPLICATION. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND CONTACTED THE 14 INCH DEEP, SNOW COVERED, THE TURF RUNWAY WITH THE MAIN WHEELS. THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE SNOW AND AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO THE NOSE. AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 50' ON THE NOSE. LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDEWHILE ROTATING 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON ALL WHEELS AND SLID SIDEWAYS FOR ABOUT 2O'. RIGHT WING DUG INTO THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
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