What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N2170W; BE-19; williams, richard; 07-29-99 pilot in command was giving dual instruction to a student pilot when after doing air work for 1/2 hour, upon returning to the Eagle River airport, Eagle River Wisconsin, the aircraft while on short final expereienced a temporary power failure after the throttle had been advanced very rapidly by the student. The aircraft was experiencing an increasing sink rate when the instructor asked the studeent to add power. The student added an inadequate amount of power to arrest the sink rate. The instructor then asked the pilot to add more power. The student proceeded to jam the throttle to full power at which point the engine quit. The aircraft landed short of the runway and experienced damage to the nose gear. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N2170W; BE-19; WILLIAMS, RICHARD; 07-29-99 PILOT IN COMMAND WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PILOT WHEN AFTER DOING AIR WORK FOR 1/2 HOUR, UPON RETURNING TO THE EAGLE RIVER AIRPORT, EAGLE RIVER WISCONSIN, THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL EXPEREIENCED A TEMPORARY POWER FAILURE AFTER THE THROTTLE HAD BEEN ADVANCED VERY RAPIDLY BY THE STUDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASING SINK RATE WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE STUDEENT TO ADD POWER. THE STUDENT ADDED AN INADEQUATE AMOUNT OF POWER TO ARREST THE SINK RATE. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN ASKED THE PILOT TO ADD MORE POWER. THE STUDENT PROCEEDED TO JAM THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.