What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight instructor and student were completing the students first instrument flight lesson. They were practicing the RNAV 23 approach at southport airport under ATC control. As they approached the initial approach fix they entered a layer of clouds. The student became disoriented and began to drift off course in a descending turn. The flight instructor waited too long to take the controls to recover the aircraft. They went from 3,000 feet to 1,500 feet in a diving turn. In pulling out of the descending turn, the flight instructor stressed the airframe and wings causing damage to the aircraft skin and structure.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE COMPLETING THE STUDENTS FIRST INSTRUMENT FLIGHT LESSON. THEY WERE PRACTICING THE RNAV 23 APPROACH AT SOUTHPORT AIRPORT UNDER ATC CONTROL. AS THEY APPROACHED THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX THEY ENTERED A LAYER OF CLOUDS. THE STUDENT BECAME DISORIENTED AND BEGAN TO DRIFT OFF COURSE IN A DESCENDING TURN. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAITED TOO LONG TO TAKE THE CONTROLS TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. THEY WENT FROM 3,000 FEET TO 1,500 FEET IN A DIVING TURN. IN PULLING OUT OF THE DESCENDING TURN, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STRESSED THE AIRFRAME AND WINGS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN AND STRUCTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.