Incident Overview
A training flight conducted at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport ended with the aircraft crashing into Guanabara Bay. The flight consisted of several touch-and-go landings.
Sequence of Events
During an approach, the flight instructor decided to perform a single-engine landing and shut down one engine. For an unknown reason, the airplane landed hard on one wheel and bounced. The instructor then noticed another airplane entering the runway and decided to execute a go-around, increasing power on the second engine.
Seconds later, while in initial climb, the second engine lost power. The airplane lost speed, stalled, and struck the mast of a boat before impacting the waters of Guanabara Bay.
Aftermath
Both pilots were rescued from the bay. The aircraft was destroyed in the accident.
Investigation
The investigation is ongoing. The cause of the hard landing and the subsequent engine power loss remain undetermined at this time.