What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cessna N53720 model 172P was being operated as an instructional flight for 141 school okzs performing touch and go's at the Richmond Madison County Airport I39 09/25/2012. According to pilot statements student was in the 5th landing pattern approaching the runway and began to level off at a slightly to high altitude and attitude. The aircraft rapidly began to fall at a high rate of decent. The CFI did not recover the aircraft controls in time this resulted in a hard landing. The instructor and student pilot were not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA N53720 MODEL 172P WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR 141 SCHOOL OKZS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT THE RICHMOND MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT I39 09/25/2012. ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENTS STUDENT WAS IN THE 5TH LANDING PATTERN APPROACHING THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF AT A SLIGHTLY TO HIGH ALTITUDE AND ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY BEGAN TO FALL AT A HIGH RATE OF DECENT. THE CFI DID NOT RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS IN TIME THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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