What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight instructor and private pilot were practicing emergency landings at the sommerset NJ. Airport. The private pilot was in the process of practicing an emergency landing to runway 30 at smg. The private pilot was in the process of loosing altitude to make the runway and entering at a 45 degree angle. The instructor allowed the pilot to decend too low on the manuver, when the private pilot applied power for the go-around he mistakenly pushed the trim handle rather than the power lever. The recovery for this manuver was unatainable and the aircraft impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE PRACTICING EMERGENCY LANDINGS AT THE SOMMERSET NJ. AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PRACTICING AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO RUNWAY 30 AT SMG. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOSING ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND ENTERING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE PILOT TO DECEND TOO LOW ON THE MANUVER, WHEN THE PRIVATE PILOT APPLIED POWER FOR THE GO-AROUND HE MISTAKENLY PUSHED THE TRIM HANDLE RATHER THAN THE POWER LEVER. THE RECOVERY FOR THIS MANUVER WAS UNATAINABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.