What happened
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Cessna 172P departed klaf in VMC conditions on an instructional flight. Instructor and student practiced flight manuevers and numerous power off stall recoveries. On last stall recovery, student pushed the yoke forward and added power, placing aircraft into a dive at full power. Data indicates more than 200 KIAS at 10000 fpm during dive, and aircraft lost more than 3000 feet altitude. Instructor recovered aircraft and placed aircraft into an approx. 5000 fpm climb. Instructor and student noticed aircraft then would not make full power. Instructor declared in-flight emergency and landed aircraft without incident. Post-flight inspection of aircraft determined substantial structural damage to main wing spars, flaps and attachment structure, fuselage and stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA 172P DEPARTED KLAF IN VMC CONDITIONS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PRACTICED FLIGHT MANUEVERS AND NUMEROUS POWER OFF STALL RECOVERIES. ON LAST STALL RECOVERY, STUDENT PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD AND ADDED POWER, PLACING AIRCRAFT INTO A DIVE AT FULL POWER. DATA INDICATES MORE THAN 200 KIAS AT 10000 FPM DURING DIVE, AND AIRCRAFT LOST MORE THAN 3000 FEET ALTITUDE. INSTRUCTOR RECOVERED AIRCRAFT AND PLACED AIRCRAFT INTO AN APPROX. 5000 FPM CLIMB. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT NOTICED AIRCRAFT THEN WOULD NOT MAKE FULL POWER. INSTRUCTOR DECLARED IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY AND LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT DETERMINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO MAIN WING SPARS, FLAPS AND ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE, FUSELAGE AND STABILIZER.
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