What happened
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PIC and trainee were performing full-stop landings and take-offs on rwy 26 at kcfo at approximately 4:15PM 3/17/2021. Weather data: kcfo 172126Z 06003KT 1OSM few 075 BKN22O 06/M03 A3012. After second landing stop, PIC instructed trainee to perform a short-field take-off. Trainee held brakes and applied full power. As aircraft started moving, trainee began pulling back on the yoke. Trainee did not apply sufficient right rudder and said he lost sight of the runway due to the nose high pitch attitude. PIC announced that the aircraft was veering left, but trainee failed to apply adequate right rudder. Aircraft exited the runway at about 35 KIAS into a snow berm which was created by plows clearing the runway following a snowstorm earlier that week. The prop and both wing tips struck the ground and the aircraft ground looped approximately 150 degrees back onto the runway.
As the FAA filed it
PIC AND TRAINEE WERE PERFORMING FULL-STOP LANDINGS AND TAKE-OFFS ON RWY 26 AT KCFO AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15PM 3/17/2021. WEATHER DATA: KCFO 172126Z 06003KT 1OSM FEW 075 BKN22O 06/M03 A3012. AFTER SECOND LANDING STOP, PIC INSTRUCTED TRAINEE TO PERFORM A SHORT-FIELD TAKE-OFF. TRAINEE HELD BRAKES AND APPLIED FULL POWER. AS AIRCRAFT STARTED MOVING, TRAINEE BEGAN PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE. TRAINEE DID NOT APPLY SUFFICIENT RIGHT RUDDER AND SAID HE LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE NOSE HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE. PIC ANNOUNCED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING LEFT, BUT TRAINEE FAILED TO APPLY ADEQUATE RIGHT RUDDER. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 35 KIAS INTO A SNOW BERM WHICH WAS CREATED BY PLOWS CLEARING THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING A SNOWSTORM EARLIER THAT WEEK. THE PROP AND BOTH WING TIPS STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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