What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Stalled on short final. Dropped l ike a rock onto runway. CFI failed to act to prevent a stall. (.4) during the final approach to the runway, the student pilot allowed the airspeed to become slow and corrected for the airspeed loss by adding power. Subsequently, the airplane hit the ground hard when the student reduced the power, pulled the nose up, and stalled the airplane at 10 ft AGL. The flight instructor did not execute corrective action. (-23) statements from both the flight instructor and student pilot agree that the student pilot was flying when the student pilot allowed the airspeed to become slow on final approach. Before the instructor pilot could take corrective action the aircraft "drop(ped) like a rock and landed hard." The aircraft was substantially damged, there were no injuries, and no damage to property other than the subject aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. DROPPED L IKE A ROCK ONTO RUNWAY. CFI FAILED TO ACT TO PREVENT A STALL. (.4) DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO BECOME SLOW AND CORRECTED FOR THE AIRSPEED LOSS BY ADDING POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND HARD WHEN THE STUDENT REDUCED THE POWER, PULLED THE NOSE UP, AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE AT 10 FT AGL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DID NOT EXECUTE CORRECTIVE ACTION. (-23) STATEMENTS FROM BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT AGREE THAT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO BECOME SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH. BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT COULD TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION THE AIRCRAFT "DROP(PED) LIKE A ROCK AND LANDED HARD." THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMGED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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