What happened
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While practicing a left hand chandelle maneuver, the engine experienced some roughness and the crew (flight instructor and pilot-rated student) elected to divert to the Maryland airport (2W5). The aircraft was able to climb approximately 2,500? While traveling the approximate 10 NM distance to the airport and arrived in the vicinity of 2W5, with the engine still producing power, at approximately 3,000? AGL. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft and executed a steep, slipping approach to the runway but was unable to slow the aircraft down enough to touch down. A go-around was executed and the engine produced power for a few seconds but then stopped when the aircraft was approximately 200-400? MSL. A forced landing was made into trees which caused substantial damage to the aircraft. Neither the flight instructor nor student received any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PRACTICING A LEFT HAND CHANDELLE MANEUVER, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED SOME ROUGHNESS AND THE CREW (FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT-RATED STUDENT) ELECTED TO DIVERT TO THE MARYLAND AIRPORT (2W5). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO CLIMB APPROXIMATELY 2,500? WHILE TRAVELING THE APPROXIMATE 10 NM DISTANCE TO THE AIRPORT AND ARRIVED IN THE VICINITY OF 2W5, WITH THE ENGINE STILL PRODUCING POWER, AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000? AGL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXECUTED A STEEP, SLIPPING APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ENOUGH TO TOUCH DOWN. A GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED AND THE ENGINE PRODUCED POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS BUT THEN STOPPED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 200-400? MSL. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE INTO TREES WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOR STUDENT RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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