What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Flight instructor and private pilot were on an instructional flight in instrument conditions. The flight instructor was instructing the pirvate pilot applicant on the GPS runway 4 to Seamans Field (9N3) factory ville pa. The private pilot flew the approach and broke out in visual conditions at the approach end of runway 4. His speed at this time was faster than normal and a landing to runway 4 was unable to be made. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft and initiated a circling approach to runway 4. The instructor landed half way down the runway. The instructor was unable to stop the aircraft on the runway due to excessive speed. The aircraft went off the runway down an embankment, causing substantial damage to the airacraft. The pilot and the flight instructor were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS INSTRUCTING THE PIRVATE PILOT APPLICANT ON THE GPS RUNWAY 4 TO SEAMANS FIELD (9N3) FACTORY VILLE PA. THE PRIVATE PILOT FLEW THE APPROACH AND BROKE OUT IN VISUAL CONDITIONS AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 4. HIS SPEED AT THIS TIME WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL AND A LANDING TO RUNWAY 4 WAS UNABLE TO BE MADE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED A CIRCLING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 4. THE INSTRUCTOR LANDED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRACRAFT. THE PILOT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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