What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During the final pattern of a training flight the second pilot in the right seat (instructor) initiated a simulated engine failure on downwind. During the maneuvering to final the pilot entered a steeper than normal turn resulted in a higher than expected descent rate. The maneuver was aborted with application of power by both pilots but too late to recover. The aircraft impacted a plowed field skidded across a two lane paved road and came to rest on the end of the runway. The landing gear collapsed and the cabin below the seats crushed, absorbing much of the impact energy. The second pilot received facial lacerations and a minor back injury. The pilot received laceration on the left hand and internal injury requiring surgery and 6 days of hospitalization. Initial draft copy e-mailed to NTSB iic on 3/24/2009.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING THE FINAL PATTERN OF A TRAINING FLIGHT THE SECOND PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT (INSTRUCTOR) INITIATED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON DOWNWIND. DURING THE MANEUVERING TO FINAL THE PILOT ENTERED A STEEPER THAN NORMAL TURN RESULTED IN A HIGHER THAN EXPECTED DESCENT RATE. THE MANEUVER WAS ABORTED WITH APPLICATION OF POWER BY BOTH PILOTS BUT TOO LATE TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A PLOWED FIELD SKIDDED ACROSS A TWO LANE PAVED ROAD AND CAME TO REST ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE CABIN BELOW THE SEATS CRUSHED, ABSORBING MUCH OF THE IMPACT ENERGY. THE SECOND PILOT RECEIVED FACIAL LACERATIONS AND A MINOR BACK INJURY. THE PILOT RECEIVED LACERATION ON THE LEFT HAND AND INTERNAL INJURY REQUIRING SURGERY AND 6 DAYS OF HOSPITALIZATION. INITIAL DRAFT COPY E-MAILED TO NTSB IIC ON 3/24/2009.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.