What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 17, 2023, at approximately 1045 EST, a Tecnam P2010 took off on runway 36 at Ocala international airport, Ocala, FL with a student pilot and flight instructor on board. When the aircraft climbed to approximately 300-400 feet above ground level the engine shut down. The pilot contacted ATC to report the emergency and decided to land the aircraft in the grass north of runway 36. The aircraft impacted a graded area in the grass adjacent to taxiway A-1 and northeast of runway 36. The impact damaged all of the landing gear, broke the propeller, and collapsed the wings. The student pilot and flight instructor were taken to the hospital with serious/non-life threatening injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 17, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 EST, A TECNAM P2010 TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 36 AT OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OCALA, FL WITH A STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC TO REPORT THE EMERGENCY AND DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS NORTH OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A GRADED AREA IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY A-1 AND NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 36. THE IMPACT DAMAGED ALL OF THE LANDING GEAR, BROKE THE PROPELLER, AND COLLAPSED THE WINGS. THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS/NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.