What happened
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Landing to the right of the pavement in grass area of runway 17. Student and instructor experienced a hard landing in which the aircraft bounced twice and struck two runway marker cones. During the attempted go-around the instructor could not maintain airspeed and elected to execute a forced landing in a corn field about a mile and half southwest of the departure end of runway 17. First marker cone was damaged but still in place on airfield. Second marker cone was found at the crash site under the aircraft tail.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAVEMENT IN GRASS AREA OF RUNWAY 17. STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND STRUCK TWO RUNWAY MARKER CONES. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND THE INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND ELECTED TO EXECUTE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD ABOUT A MILE AND HALF SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17. FIRST MARKER CONE WAS DAMAGED BUT STILL IN PLACE ON AIRFIELD. SECOND MARKER CONE WAS FOUND AT THE CRASH SITE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT TAIL.
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