What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot and instructor were practicing a short field approach to runway 21 in a Cessna 310 at Madison, Indiana, on September 17, 2022. According to the instructor’s statement, on short final to the runway, the aircraft drifted to the left and then yawed sharply left. The instructor called for a go-around but the aircraft touched down and exited the runway into the grass. The instructor attempted to take off, stating he had one hand on the yoke and one on the throttle quadrant. He further stated that the student pulled the yoke back with both hands while the aircraft was below lift-off speed. The aircraft rolled to the right in a nose-high attitude and struck the right wing tip. The aircraft then rolled left and struck the left wing tip. The aircraft then rolled wings level and settled on the runway, exiting the runway to the left, crossed the grass and stopped on the taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 IN A CESSNA 310 AT MADISON, INDIANA, ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2022. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR’S STATEMENT, ON SHORT FINAL TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THEN YAWED SHARPLY LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF, STATING HE HAD ONE HAND ON THE YOKE AND ONE ON THE THROTTLE QUADRANT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE STUDENT PULLED THE YOKE BACK WITH BOTH HANDS WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BELOW LIFT-OFF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT IN A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED LEFT AND STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED WINGS LEVEL AND SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY, EXITING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, CROSSED THE GRASS AND STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY.
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