What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5/13/99 at 1015 am PDT, N2400P was being operated on an instructional flight involving practice takeoffs and landings at the Fresno Chandler airport. The weather was VFR with a 10 to 15 knot wind from the northwest. The flight instructor was demonstrating a soft field landing on runway 30L. He stated that he flared the aircraft for landing at approximately 20 feet above the runway. The aircraft then ballooned and stalled. The instructor was unable to recover and the aircraft struck the runway causing the left main landing gear to break off and then skidded to the side of the runway striking an exit sign, a runway light, and a taxiway light. There were no injuries. The aircraft suffered minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/13/99 AT 1015 AM PDT, N2400P WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT INVOLVING PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE FRESNO CHANDLER AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH A 10 TO 15 KNOT WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 30L. HE STATED THAT HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BALLOONED AND STALLED. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BREAK OFF AND THEN SKIDDED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING AN EXIT SIGN, A RUNWAY LIGHT, AND A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.
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