What happened
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On 21 December 2017, N4491R was practicing takeoffs and landings at Monroe Custer Airport (kttf). Both the student and instructor were onboard the aircraft. On the sixth landing of the lesson, at approximately 1200 EST, the student was on the controls on approach to land on runwat 21. During the level off to start the landing flare, the aircraft started drifting right. The student attempted to correct the flight controls to align the aircraft with the runway. The aircraft suddenly yawed to the left. The instructor announced that he had the controls, applied full power, raised the flap lever to the up position and executed a go-around while the student remaind ?lightly? On the controls. The instructor stated that inspite of applying right rudder the aircraft continued to drift left. The left wing struck the runway. The nose pitched down hard, impacting the runway, severing the nose wheel and strut, resulting in a proppeler strike at full throttle. The aircraft then rolled right with the right wing impacting the runway. The aircraft rolled a short distance coming to rest on a taxiway. The instructor secured the aircraft and he and the student evacuated.
Kttf 061652Z auto 24017G23KT 10SM OVC050 02/M06 A2989 rmk AO2 T00151064
As the FAA filed it
ON 21 DECEMBER 2017, N4491R WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT MONROE CUSTER AIRPORT (KTTF). BOTH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE SIXTH LANDING OF THE LESSON, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 EST, THE STUDENT WAS ON THE CONTROLS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAT 21. DURING THE LEVEL OFF TO START THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING RIGHT. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD THE CONTROLS, APPLIED FULL POWER, RAISED THE FLAP LEVER TO THE UP POSITION AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND WHILE THE STUDENT REMAIND ?LIGHTLY? ON THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT INSPITE OF APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN HARD, IMPACTING THE RUNWAY, SEVERING THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT, RESULTING IN A PROPPELER STRIKE AT FULL THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT WING IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED A SHORT DISTANCE COMING TO REST ON A TAXIWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND HE AND THE STUDENT EVACUATED.
KTTF 061652Z AUTO 24017G23KT 10SM OVC050 02/M06 A2989 RMK AO2 T00151064
NTSB investigation
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