Accident Details
According to law enforcement personnel who responded to the accident site, a student pilot who had accumulated 18 hours of flight time was undergoing a phase check with a certified flight instructor (CFI). During the evaluation, the student was demonstrating a soft field takeoff from runway 36. After the airplane lifted off, the student maintained an excessively high nose attitude. The CFI reported that the airspeed decayed rapidly as a result, and the airplane subsequently stalled. The CFI stated that he took control of the airplane, but did so too late to recover from the stall.
Aftermath
Following the stall, the airplane touched down hard on one wheel and began to drift off the runway. According to the operator, the airplane came to rest in the infield area approximately 65 feet from the runway. An examination conducted by an FAA inspector revealed that both wings, the fuselage, and the engine firewall had sustained structural damage.