What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Instructor and student pilot at the controls took off on training flight enroute to local airport for fuel (pilot reported he had 3 gallons of fuel onboard). On climbout at about a 150 feet instructor noticed the engine RPM was dropping (however engine was still making power) and took over the controls. Pilot decided to make a 360 degree turn back to the runway at which time the left wing stalled causing aircraft to spin to ground. The left wing struck the ground first then aircraft landed on its belly causing severe damage to the left wing, landing gear, fuselage, propeller and lower side of the engine. The student pilot sustained a cut to the forehead. Student and instructor were both transported to local hospital for treatment and observation. There was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS TOOK OFF ON TRAINING FLIGHT ENROUTE TO LOCAL AIRPORT FOR FUEL (PILOT REPORTED HE HAD 3 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD). ON CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT A 150 FEET INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE ENGINE RPM WAS DROPPING (HOWEVER ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING POWER) AND TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS. PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A 360 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT WING STALLED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO GROUND. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST THEN AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, PROPELLER AND LOWER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED A CUT TO THE FOREHEAD. STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE BOTH TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH 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.