What happened
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On 5/20/2017 N168AT-Cygnet (light sport weight shift) being piloted by CFI ^benjamin pedersen^ with student pilot ^walter denton^ (student pilot stated he was not aware that they were actually going to fly due to the gusty winds) were peforming an instructional flight (cfi's first in this make/model in over a year) at Casa Grande Airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage after landing and going off the runway and flipping over. The student pilot stated the wind was very gusty from 25' to 200' off the runway as they attempted to land on 2 previous attempts. The student pilot had various cuts and scrapes from the dirt and gravel, the CFI pilot stated no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/20/2017 N168AT-CYGNET (LIGHT SPORT WEIGHT SHIFT) BEING PILOTED BY CFI ^BENJAMIN PEDERSEN^ WITH STUDENT PILOT ^WALTER DENTON^ (STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO FLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS) WERE PEFORMING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT (CFI'S FIRST IN THIS MAKE/MODEL IN OVER A YEAR) AT CASA GRANDE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING AND GOING OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPING OVER. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE WIND WAS VERY GUSTY FROM 25' TO 200' OFF THE RUNWAY AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON 2 PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD VARIOUS CUTS AND SCRAPES FROM THE DIRT AND GRAVEL, THE CFI PILOT STATED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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