What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft approached rwy 7 for landing and upon passing the tree-line on final started to sink and increase attitude/pitch. Adjustments were made to power, pitch and roll to correct for the landing when the aircraft started to roll and deviate to the left. The aircraft touched down about 30 degrees off runway heading about 40 feet left of the runway in the grass. The aircraft proceeded to strike a fence as full power was added. The aircraft touched down again and then proceeded into a wooded area where it struck multiple trees, broke apart and a fire ensued. The student and passenger were rescued from the fire and hospitilized. The fire consumed the aircraft and the flight instructor perished in the ensueing fire.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED RWY 7 FOR LANDING AND UPON PASSING THE TREE-LINE ON FINAL STARTED TO SINK AND INCREASE ATTITUDE/PITCH. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO POWER, PITCH AND ROLL TO CORRECT FOR THE LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL AND DEVIATE TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 30 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY HEADING ABOUT 40 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO STRIKE A FENCE AS FULL POWER WAS ADDED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND THEN PROCEEDED INTO A WOODED AREA WHERE IT STRUCK MULTIPLE TREES, BROKE APART AND A FIRE ENSUED. THE STUDENT AND PASSENGER WERE RESCUED FROM THE FIRE AND HOSPITILIZED. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PERISHED IN THE ENSUEING FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.