What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The instructor pilot was attempting to demonstrate engine failure after takeoff. At approximately 100 feet AGL, after a short field takeoff, the throttle was retarded to simulate the engine failure. The instructor, wiht assist from the student, lowered the nose to maintain approach speed. The initial effort was not sufficient and a correction was made so that the aircraft was diving toward the ground. The flare was initiated, but the descent was not arrested, and the aircraft struck the ground, left main, nose, right main, in that order. Additional power was not added during this approach. The left main strut bent and the wheel cambered toward the fuselage. The nose gear collapsed forward and right into the engine mount area. The fire wall buckled and the fuselage was damaged aft of the firewall. The left door frame is sprung and the door will not close. According to the IA who examined the aircraft, this airframe is totaled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEMONSTRATE ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, AFTER A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO SIMULATE THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR, WIHT ASSIST FROM THE STUDENT, LOWERED THE NOSE TO MAINTAIN APPROACH SPEED. THE INITIAL EFFORT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AND A CORRECTION WAS MADE SO THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVING TOWARD THE GROUND. THE FLARE WAS INITIATED, BUT THE DESCENT WAS NOT ARRESTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, LEFT MAIN, NOSE, RIGHT MAIN, IN THAT ORDER. ADDITIONAL POWER WAS NOT ADDED DURING THIS APPROACH. THE LEFT MAIN STRUT BENT AND THE WHEEL CAMBERED TOWARD THE FUSELAGE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FORWARD AND RIGHT INTO THE ENGINE MOUNT AREA. THE FIRE WALL BUCKLED AND THE FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED AFT OF THE FIREWALL. THE LEFT DOOR FRAME IS SPRUNG AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. ACCORDING TO THE IA WHO EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT, THIS AIRFRAME IS TOTALED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.