What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was substantially damaged during a forced landing after the engine lost power. VMC prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The local flight departed at approximately 1705. The instructor pilot was instructing a student. During approach, at 1000 ft AGL the instructor pilot requested the student to switch fuel from left to right tank. At 900 feet AGL, the student pilot told instructor the aircraft was not producing power. The instructor pilot took control of the aircraft and crashed into a campground. Upon landing the aircraft hit a tree, broke off the right wing and the right main landing gear. It came to rest propped up against a cabin.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1705. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT. DURING APPROACH, AT 1000 FT AGL THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REQUESTED THE STUDENT TO SWITCH FUEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TANK. AT 900 FEET AGL, THE STUDENT PILOT TOLD INSTRUCTOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO A CAMPGROUND. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE, BROKE OFF THE RIGHT WING AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. IT CAME TO REST PROPPED UP AGAINST A CABIN.
NTSB investigation
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