What happened
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Student pilot and instru were making touch and go landings, acft landed hard, damaged left wing, Gonzales, LA. (.4)during the dual instructional flight, on short final for the 4th touch-and-go, the 'nose of the aircraft rotated downward at an altitude of approx[imately] 20-30 feet above [the] runway.' The instructor gave a verbal command to 'pull up - pull up.' However, the main wheels, followed by the nose wheel struck the runway and the aircraft bounced as the flight instructor took control of the aircraft, applied full power, and retracted the flaps. The aircraft veered uncontrollably to the left and impacted the ground. Witnesses reported that the airplane bounced hard, the nose of the airplane pitched high (15 to 20 degrees), the airplane yawed to the left, and then the airplane entered a stall/spin and struck the ground. (-23) while practicing touch & go landings on 12/18/97, the Cessna 172F was subjected to a hard landing at which point the aircraft ascended with a nose high attitude to approximately 60 to 80 feet with full power. At this time the aircraft began to stall to the left & descend back to the ground. Th e left wing tip hit the ground first & dragged 25 ft. 14.8 ft. later the nose impacted the ground at full throttle. After nose impact the aircraft traveled another 15 ft. and came to a resting place on its gear.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRU WERE MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, ACFT LANDED HARD, DAMAGED LEFT WING, GONZALES, LA. (.4)DURING THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE 4TH TOUCH-AND-GO, THE 'NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED DOWNWARD AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX[IMATELY] 20-30 FEET ABOVE [THE] RUNWAY.' THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE A VERBAL COMMAND TO 'PULL UP - PULL UP.' HOWEVER, THE MAIN WHEELS, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, APPLIED FULL POWER, AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED HARD, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED HIGH (15 TO 20 DEGREES), THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT, AND THEN THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STALL/SPIN AND STRUCK THE GROUND. (-23) WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS ON 12/18/97, THE CESSNA 172F WAS SUBJECTED TO A HARD LANDING AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT ASCENDED WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TO APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 80 FEET WITH FULL POWER. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL TO THE LEFT & DESCEND BACK TO THE GROUND. TH E LEFT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND FIRST & DRAGGED 25 FT. 14.8 FT. LATER THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND AT FULL THROTTLE. AFTER NOSE IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 15 FT. AND CAME TO A RESTING PLACE ON ITS GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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