What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Sale demo by CFI with no dual control. Buyer on power to go around inadvertently caused nose down. Impacted runway. (-23) while giving a sales demo, and initiating a go-around from landing, the plane pitched nosedown due to input from the potential buyer. The CFI right seat salesman failed to override the nosedown pitch, and the aircraft struck the nosewheel, and skidded off the runway. Substantial damage to fuselage due to buckling in the center section, collapse nosewheel, no injuries, no fire. This investigation is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
SALE DEMO BY CFI WITH NO DUAL CONTROL. BUYER ON POWER TO GO AROUND INADVERTENTLY CAUSED NOSE DOWN. IMPACTED RUNWAY. (-23) WHILE GIVING A SALES DEMO, AND INITIATING A GO-AROUND FROM LANDING, THE PLANE PITCHED NOSEDOWN DUE TO INPUT FROM THE POTENTIAL BUYER. THE CFI RIGHT SEAT SALESMAN FAILED TO OVERRIDE THE NOSEDOWN PITCH, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE NOSEWHEEL, AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE DUE TO BUCKLING IN THE CENTER SECTION, COLLAPSE NOSEWHEEL, NO INJURIES, NO FIRE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.