What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 3, 2016 at 1259 CST, a Maule MXT-7-180A, N171HS, registered to henderson state university, departed the landing surface of runway 4 and flipped over at dexter b. florence memorial field, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, while on a local training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the certified flight instructor sustained minor injury. The flight originated from Arkadelphia, Arkansas on March 3, 2016 at 1200 CST.
Causal and/or contributing factors: the student pilot on board the aircraft stated that they were completing lesson 12 of the private pilot syllabus of the henderson state university tco. They departed runway 22 and once airborne determined that the winds were favoring runway 4. Three (3) miles off runway 22 they turned around and set up for a soft field landing. The student pilot then completed a stop and go to stay in the pattern of runway 4. A second soft field landing was completed. For the third landing the certified flight instructor requested that the student practice a short field landing. While on final about 200 feet above the ground, the student pilot noticed that the wind had picked up and their airspeed was a little low, the certified flight instructor told the student to add power. The left main gear touched down and the aircraft bounced back into the air. At this time the aircraft was drifting to the right of the runway and touched back down on the grass about 500 feet down the runway off to the right. The certified flight instructor stated that they took control and added power to attempt a go around. The aircraft did not have enough airspeed to stay airborne and once the certified flight instructor realized that they were going to run into a water filled ditch, he reduced power and the aircraft then flipped over. The certified flight instructor and student then secured the aircraft and exited. It was noted by both the student pilot and certified flight instructor that there was not a positive exchange of aircraft controls.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 3, 2016 AT 1259 CST, A MAULE MXT-7-180A, N171HS, REGISTERED TO HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTED THE LANDING SURFACE OF RUNWAY 4 AND FLIPPED OVER AT DEXTER B. FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD, ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS ON MARCH 3, 2016 AT 1200 CST.
CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THEY WERE COMPLETING LESSON 12 OF THE PRIVATE PILOT SYLLABUS OF THE HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY TCO. THEY DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 AND ONCE AIRBORNE DETERMINED THAT THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RUNWAY 4. THREE (3) MILES OFF RUNWAY 22 THEY TURNED AROUND AND SET UP FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN COMPLETED A STOP AND GO TO STAY IN THE PATTERN OF RUNWAY 4. A SECOND SOFT FIELD LANDING WAS COMPLETED. FOR THE THIRD LANDING THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED THAT THE STUDENT PRACTICE A SHORT FIELD LANDING. WHILE ON FINAL ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED THAT THE WIND HAD PICKED UP AND THEIR AIRSPEED WAS A LITTLE LOW, THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO ADD POWER. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED BACK DOWN ON THE GRASS ABOUT 500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY OFF TO THE RIGHT. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY TOOK CONTROL AND ADDED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO STAY AIRBORNE AND ONCE THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO RUN INTO A WATER FILLED DITCH, HE REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT THEN SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED. IT WAS NOTED BY BOTH THE STUDENT PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THAT THERE WAS NOT A POSITIVE EXCHANGE OF AIRCRAFT CONTROLS.