What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Instructor was training power off emergency approaches with student. Power actuall failed to return when throttle was increased. Student did not properly react and lower altitude as necessary, instructor took controld and attempted landing on grass runway (Pierson). On approach CFI noticed that altitude was high and slipped to a landing close to the departure end of runway. Upon landing instrucor applied braking action to stop airplane but braking action had no effect. Airplane continued to travel forward and hit embankment on the end of the runway, flipped and became inverted. 2 onboard with minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR WAS TRAINING POWER OFF EMERGENCY APPROACHES WITH STUDENT. POWER ACTUALL FAILED TO RETURN WHEN THROTTLE WAS INCREASED. STUDENT DID NOT PROPERLY REACT AND LOWER ALTITUDE AS NECESSARY, INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLD AND ATTEMPTED LANDING ON GRASS RUNWAY (PIERSON). ON APPROACH CFI NOTICED THAT ALTITUDE WAS HIGH AND SLIPPED TO A LANDING CLOSE TO THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. UPON LANDING INSTRUCOR APPLIED BRAKING ACTION TO STOP AIRPLANE BUT BRAKING ACTION HAD NO EFFECT. AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FORWARD AND HIT EMBANKMENT ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY, FLIPPED AND BECAME INVERTED. 2 ONBOARD WITH MINOR INJURIES.
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