Primary finding
Probable cause
Failure of the pilot-in-command to level off during the simulated forced landing.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The plt was demonstrating the procedures for a forced landing. During the descent for the simulated forced landing, the acft cleared 50-foot-tall trees by 25 feet, then descended until impact with the ground. During the landing roll, the rt wing separated after contracting a tree. The pic did not state to the pax what altitude he would abort the procedure. The pax stated that there was no eng failure or malfunction.
Source record
Factual narrative
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