During an attempted go-around from a simulated emergency landing, the
airplane failed to achieve a positive climb rate and descended to ground impact.
After full power was added in order to abort the simulated emergency landing at
200 feet agl, the student pitched the nose up and the airspeed began to decay as
the airplane began sinking towards the terrain. The flaps, which had been in the
full down position, were inadvertently retracted all at once, and a positive
climb rate could not be established. The CFI attributed the accident to allowing
the airplane to get too low and too slow. In their statements, both pilots agree
that the engine responded normally and was generating full power, and that all
flight controls functioned properly.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
the student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and his premature raising of the flaps during a go-around, which led to an inadvertent stall/mush. The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight is also causal.