What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 6, 2020, at approximately 11:15 local time, N72GC landed on runway 27 at the Boulder City airport (bvu) during a training flight. A pilot under the companies initial new hire part 135 training program was at the controls during the landing. The aircraft landed to the right of centerline and continued to drift to the right. The company instructor took control and told the pilot under instruction to release the controls; twice. The instructor added left rudder and power to both engines. More power was added to the right engine to maneuver back to the centerline. The instructor could not gain control of the aircraft which drifted off the right side of the runway. Damage resulted to the right wing tip, wing rib, and aileron. No injuries or post crash fire was reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 6, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 LOCAL TIME, N72GC LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (BVU) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT. A PILOT UNDER THE COMPANIES INITIAL NEW HIRE PART 135 TRAINING PROGRAM WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE COMPANY INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND TOLD THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE THE CONTROLS; TWICE. THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED LEFT RUDDER AND POWER TO BOTH ENGINES. MORE POWER WAS ADDED TO THE RIGHT ENGINE TO MANEUVER BACK TO THE CENTERLINE. THE INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, WING RIB, AND AILERON. NO INJURIES OR POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.
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