What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While conducting take off and landings for flight training, the student and instructor were in the touchdown phase of flight. A light quartering crosswind was experienced causing the aircraft to drift right of the centerline. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft to correct the aircrafts alignment. The instructor applied control inputs to initiate a go around, the aircraft was on a southeastern heading, towards obstacles. Sufficient airspeed and altitude were not present to complete the go around, the airman elected to reduce power and land in the grass next to the runway. Due to the conditions of the surface during touchdown the aircraft sank into wet surface causing the aircraft to rotate forward and come to a rest on its top.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS FOR FLIGHT TRAINING, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE IN THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT. A LIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND WAS EXPERIENCED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFTS ALIGNMENT. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED CONTROL INPUTS TO INITIATE A GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A SOUTHEASTERN HEADING, TOWARDS OBSTACLES. SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WERE NOT PRESENT TO COMPLETE THE GO AROUND, THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER AND LAND IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE SURFACE DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SANK INTO WET SURFACE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE FORWARD AND COME TO A REST ON ITS TOP.
NTSB investigation
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