What happened
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This airmen was doing his last practice flight prior to his commercial asel check-ride. His instructor simulated an engine failure by pulling the mixture and instructed him to steep spiral over the field and land. While on approach the aircraft slowed enough to diminish the flight control response. The aircraft did not stall but became slow enough to allow the left wingtip to strike the ground causing damage to the wingtip and aileron. The instructor took the controls and continued the landing.
EA68202102211
As the FAA filed it
THIS AIRMEN WAS DOING HIS LAST PRACTICE FLIGHT PRIOR TO HIS COMMERCIAL ASEL CHECK-RIDE. HIS INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE BY PULLING THE MIXTURE AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO STEEP SPIRAL OVER THE FIELD AND LAND. WHILE ON APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED ENOUGH TO DIMINISH THE FLIGHT CONTROL RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STALL BUT BECAME SLOW ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE LEFT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP AND AILERON. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND CONTINUED THE LANDING.
EA68202102211
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