What happened
The incident occurred during a landing phase of a training flight. The instructor-pilot noted that the airspeed was slightly high during the transition to landing. Upon touchdown, the aircraft began to veer toward the right side of the runway. The student pilot attempted to correct this deviation but overcorrected, causing the aircraft to swing sharply to the left and leave the paved surface.
The investigation
Following the departure from the runway, the instructor-pilot took control of the aircraft. However, the airplane entered a ground loop maneuver. During this uncontrolled rotation, the left wing struck the ground, resulting in structural damage to that area of the airframe.
Findings
The sequence of events indicates that excessive speed during the landing transition contributed to directional instability at touchdown. The primary factor was the student pilot's overcorrection, which led to loss of control and subsequent ground loop. No injuries were reported among the occupants.