What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 9th, 2017 aircraft departed Algona airport on a training flight with the pilot an CFI. During climb out at approximitely 1800 ft the engine quit.
The student pilot gave control of the aircraft to the flight instructor.
The instructor attepted to return to the field. During this attempt strong crosswinds forced the aircraft off of the glidepath to the runway. The instructor then attempted to land the aircraft on a surface street that ran parrellel to the airport runway.
After the aircraft landed on the rough dirt road surface the aircraft then veered into a culvert on the side of the road causing damge to the right wing, propeller damage and shearing off the nose landing gear.
Both aircrew exited the aircraft under their own power and reported the accident to the reginal operation center.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2017 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALGONA AIRPORT ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT AN CFI. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMITELY 1800 FT THE ENGINE QUIT.
THE STUDENT PILOT GAVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEPTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. DURING THIS ATTEMPT STRONG CROSSWINDS FORCED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE GLIDEPATH TO THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A SURFACE STREET THAT RAN PARRELLEL TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.
AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE ROUGH DIRT ROAD SURFACE THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED INTO A CULVERT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING DAMGE TO THE RIGHT WING, PROPELLER DAMAGE AND SHEARING OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.
BOTH AIRCREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THEIR OWN POWER AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE REGINAL OPERATION CENTER.
NTSB investigation
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