Accident Sequence
A non-instructor rated pilot reported that he agreed to fly with a student pilot in the student's airplane and act as pilot in command from the right seat. During the approach to land, with the student pilot on the controls, the airplane was high but the airfield was made, and full flaps were selected. According to the pilot, the airplane "got slow and low," prompting the student to initiate a go-around. During the go-around, the pilot raised the flaps to the full up position in a single motion. The airplane then "struggled to fly and climb." Subsequently, the airplane impacted trees at the end of the runway and came to rest on its right side.
Pilot Statement
The pilot noted that the pilot operating handbook for the airplane states that flaps should be retracted one notch at a time during a go-around. He reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft Damage
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage.