What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the operator, one pilot was receiving instruction to be a certified flight instructor (CFI), and was operating the flight controls. He requested an option takeoff from the tower, to accomplish a simulated engine failure on takeoff, with a landing staight ahead on the departure runway, ruway 22. About 50 to 100 feet above the ground. He reduced the throttle to initiate the simulated engine malfunction. When the airplane was flared for the simulated emergency landing, a high sink rate was not arrested, and the airplane collided with the runway. The airplane came to rest in the intersection of runway 22 and 29. (-23) the pilot, receiving instruction, for an instructor rating attempted a simulated engine failure during a short field takeoff. The flight instructor elizabeth chome failed to react to the excessive rate of descent allowing the aircraft to land hard doing substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, ONE PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION TO BE A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), AND WAS OPERATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. HE REQUESTED AN OPTION TAKEOFF FROM THE TOWER, TO ACCOMPLISH A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF, WITH A LANDING STAIGHT AHEAD ON THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY, RUWAY 22. ABOUT 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO INITIATE THE SIMULATED ENGINE MALFUNCTION. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS FLARED FOR THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING, A HIGH SINK RATE WAS NOT ARRESTED, AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 22 AND 29. (-23) THE PILOT, RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, FOR AN INSTRUCTOR RATING ATTEMPTED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE DURING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ELIZABETH CHOME FAILED TO REACT TO THE EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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