What happened
During a flight intended for tailwheel endorsement training, a private pilot was performing maneuvers after completing a landing. The aircraft had climbed to 600 feet before turning into a crosswind. At an altitude of 700 feet, the flight instructor reduced power to simulate an engine failure scenario.
During this simulation, the student pilot continued to pull the nose up. Despite the flight instructor providing three separate verbal commands to keep the nose down, the student pilot turned the aircraft 90 degrees toward the airstrip. The aircraft's airspeed and altitude decreased excessively, prompting the flight instructor to take control of the aircraft.
As the instructor took command, the Cessna (type not specified in source) stalled and entered a right spin. The instructor successfully recovered from the spin at approximately 30 feet above the ground. After applying power, the instructor identified trees directly ahead and executed a steep turn to avoid them. During the rollout of this maneuver, the left wing of the aircraft impacted the ground, resulting in no fatalities but causing damage to the aircraft.