Accident Overview
A flight instructor and a student pilot were conducting landing practice after a brief local flight. During the training session, several flight instruments, including the airspeed indicator and vertical velocity indicator, were covered. According to the instructor, the student pilot allowed the airplane to get too low and slow during the approach.
Sequence of Events
As the instructor reached forward to take over the controls, the airplane encountered a downdraft. The aircraft subsequently sank into the ground, impacting an embankment short of the approach end of the runway.
Instructor Statement
The instructor reported that the student had let the airplane become too low and slow. The instructor's attempt to intervene was contemporaneous with the downdraft that pushed the airplane into the ground.
Final Outcome
The airplane struck the embankment before reaching the runway. No further details about the aircraft or occupants were provided in the initial report.