What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)During touch and go practice the student flared the a/c too high at which point the instructor took the controls and attempted to lower the nose. The a/c did not respond to the control inputs and fell 7 feet to the runway. Upon impact the a/c tire was blown and the fire wall was bent. (-4)the flight instructor said they had completed four touch-and-go landings, and they were attempting a fifth landing when the airplane touched down hard on the runway. The flight instructor also reported that no mechanical problems with the airplane. The subsequent examination of the airframe disclosed that the engine firewall and surrounding structure had sustained substantial damage. The airplane examination also failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE THE STUDENT FLARED THE A/C TOO HIGH AT WHICH POINT THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE. THE A/C DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTROL INPUTS AND FELL 7 FEET TO THE RUNWAY. UPON IMPACT THE A/C TIRE WAS BLOWN AND THE FIRE WALL WAS BENT. (-4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THEY HAD COMPLETED FOUR TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, AND THEY WERE ATTEMPTING A FIFTH LANDING WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALSO REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME DISCLOSED THAT THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE EXAMINATION ALSO FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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