What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student flared high. CFI advised lower nose too late. Stalled. Impacted runway. Damaged spar and cracked fuel tank. (-23) during a practice short field approach by the student pilot at kfcm, the aircraft airspeed was allowed to get too slow over the end of the runway. The instructor told the student to lower the nose as the student was allowing the nose to rise. The aircraft was approximately 20 feet in the air when the aircraft stalled and runway impact occurred. The instructor intervened prior to the stall, but was not in sufficient time to avert the ground contact. A hard landing ensued. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to the main wing spar, a fuel tank cracked, and there was other associated aircraft damage. Neither occupant was injured.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT FLARED HIGH. CFI ADVISED LOWER NOSE TOO LATE. STALLED. IMPACTED RUNWAY. DAMAGED SPAR AND CRACKED FUEL TANK. (-23) DURING A PRACTICE SHORT FIELD APPROACH BY THE STUDENT PILOT AT KFCM, THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED WAS ALLOWED TO GET TOO SLOW OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO LOWER THE NOSE AS THE STUDENT WAS ALLOWING THE NOSE TO RISE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND RUNWAY IMPACT OCCURRED. THE INSTRUCTOR INTERVENED PRIOR TO THE STALL, BUT WAS NOT IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO AVERT THE GROUND CONTACT. A HARD LANDING ENSUED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN WING SPAR, A FUEL TANK CRACKED, AND THERE WAS OTHER ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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