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The Directorate of Flight Safety has released the flight safety investigation report into a Jan. 24, 2014 accident. That involved a controlled ejection by pilots of a CT-156 Harvard II aircraft during a training flight at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

In this accident, which involved training a student pilot in flying Practiced Force Landings, the aircraft experienced a hard landing which damaged the landing gear and prevented the aircraft from landing, according to the report. The decision was then made to eject from the aircraft and both pilots successfully ejected and suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed when it subsequently hit the ground.

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Below is from the summary of the report:

“With no evidence of aircraft unserviceability, the investigation focussed primarily on the PFL, which had been flown in a non-standard flapless configuration. The associated training plans (TPs) and PFL training were also examined.