What happened
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Aircraft departed rwy 29L for training, in the upwind reported a rough running engine and requested to return to land via RWY11R. The pilot attempted a tear drop. Touched down late, lost control and went into the infield next to the runway front gear colapsed. Aircraft inspected for damage on 10/24/2024 at flight school facility. Damage included the following: prop strike with spinner damaged. Damage to right hand wing tip and leading edge of wing. No structural damage to firewall or wing leading edge. Ops inspector spoke to CFI that stated he took over controls from student pilot shortly before touching down and due to touching down late lost control and went into infield.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 29L FOR TRAINING, IN THE UPWIND REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO LAND VIA RWY11R. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TEAR DROP. TOUCHED DOWN LATE, LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO THE INFIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY FRONT GEAR COLAPSED. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE ON 10/24/2024 AT FLIGHT SCHOOL FACILITY. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: PROP STRIKE WITH SPINNER DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO RIGHT HAND WING TIP AND LEADING EDGE OF WING. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL OR WING LEADING EDGE. OPS INSPECTOR SPOKE TO CFI THAT STATED HE TOOK OVER CONTROLS FROM STUDENT PILOT SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN AND DUE TO TOUCHING DOWN LATE LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO INFIELD.
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