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At about 2130 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged when the main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. Neither the flight instructor (CFI) nor the private pilot aboard were injured. Visual conditions prevailed. On downwind, the CFI read the prelanding checklist to the private pilot, who extended the landing gear. The CFI put his hand on the landing gear handle to verify it was down, given he could not see the green light from his seat.

The pilot reported steering difficulty while taxing to parking after landing. He added power and pulled back on the control yoke, noting aircraft movement became smooth.

The pilot, with two other pilot-rated passengers, was practicing a no-flap landing. The pilot flared the airplane about halfway down the runway, bounced and then pitched up. The airplane drifted to the left, while the tail tiedown contacted the runway. The pilot-rated passenger in the right front seat took control of the airplane, lowered the pitch and added full power in an attempt to go around.

At about 0900 Mountain time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a touch-and-go landing. The solo private pilot received minor injuries. Visual conditions prevailed.During the descent for landing, the pilot enrichened the mixture and entered the traffic pattern for a touch-and-go landing. After the touchdown, he retracted the flaps, added power and lifted off. The airplane was under-performing on climbout, so he enrichened the mixture, which did not rectify the problem, and he heard the engine make “popping” sounds.

At about 1535 Atlantic time, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power and force-landed on a closed airfield. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual conditions prevailed. The commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured.

At 1828 Eastern time, the airplane collided nose-first into the Atlantic Ocean, 150 yards off the beach. Visual conditions prevailed; an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight instructor and private pilot aboard were killed. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane sank in approximately 16 feet of water. During the recovery process, the engine, firewall, instrument panel and pedestal, cabin floor assembly, vertical stabilizer with rudder and right horizontal stabilizer with elevator were floated to the surface using airbags and pulled to shore with a crane.

The airplane was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain at about 1852 Central time. Night visual conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight. The private pilot was fatally injured. Radar data recorded by ATC appeared to depict the accident airplane.

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During a planned full-stop landing, the airplane bounced back into the air after the initial touchdown and then settled to the runway a second time. Almost immediately after the second touchdown, the airplane veered sharply to the left and departed the runway surface, striking. The pilot later said he should have executed a go-around when the airplane first bounced back into the air.

At about 1535 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. The flights purpose was to conduct a private pilot practical test. Visual conditions prevailed. The student pilot and designated pilot examiner on-board were not injured.