Enid, OK, USA
N737RR
Cessna 172
According to the flight instructor, during a training flight, he instructed the student pilot to perform a simulated power-off approach to a private turf airstrip. He briefed the student to execute a go-around upon reaching 100 ft above ground level. Upon reaching this altitude with the airplane configured with full flaps and the airspeed about 60 knots, the instructor told the student to go around. However, the airplane continued to descend, the airspeed decreased to about 45 knots, and the airplane veered left, at which point the instructor applied full power and raised the flaps, but the airplane "touched down firmly" about midfield off the left side of the runway and continued to veer left onto a field. The instructor visually inspected the airplane from his right seat and decided to take off to the south and return to the home airport. Once at the home airport, examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing had sustained substantial damage.
According to the flight instructor, during a training flight, he instructed the student pilot to perform a simulated power-off approach to a private turf airstrip. The student pilot was briefed to execute a go-around upon reaching 100 ft above the airstrip surface. About 100 ft above the airstrip, with the airplane configured with full flaps and the airspeed about 60 kts, the student was instructed to go-around. However, the airplane continued to descend, and the airspeed decreased to about 45 kts. The instructor applied full power and raised the flaps, but the airplane "touched down firmly" about mid-field off the left side of the runway and subsequently veered further left into a wheat field. The instructor visually inspected the airplane from his right seat and decided to takeoff to the south, returning to the home airport. A postlanding inspection revealed the left wing had sustained substantial damage. About the time of the accident, the local wind was from 180° at 28 kts and gusting to 35 kts.
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a power-off approach and go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and a runway excursion onto a field.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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