What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was on an instructional flight performing a spiral to landing from 3000 feet MSL on runway 20. Aircraft right wing struck ground on a 250 heading about 600 feet north of approach end of runway 20 and then the remainder of the aircraft struck the ground nose first separating propeller ,engine and empenage from aircraft. Debris field was approximately 242 feet long. Aircraft came to rest about 550 feet north of the approach end of 20 on a heading of 020. Pilot in the left seat was killed and instructor in the right was removed and lifeflighted to st. louis in critical condition.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT PERFORMING A SPIRAL TO LANDING FROM 3000 FEET MSL ON RUNWAY 20. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK GROUND ON A 250 HEADING ABOUT 600 FEET NORTH OF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 20 AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE FIRST SEPARATING PROPELLER ,ENGINE AND EMPENAGE FROM AIRCRAFT. DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 242 FEET LONG. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 550 FEET NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF 20 ON A HEADING OF 020. PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS KILLED AND INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT WAS REMOVED AND LIFEFLIGHTED TO ST. LOUIS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.