20011031029369A

(.19) On October 31, 2001, about 1830 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20S, N1008R, was substantially damaged while landing at the Upshur County Regional Airport (W22), Buckhannon, west Virginia. The certificated flight instructor (CFI), certificated private pilot, and two passengers, were not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to the CFI, he had been giving the private pilot dual instruction towards an instrument rating since October 1, 2001, in a C-172; however, the private pilot also wanted to receive some dual instruction in the Mooney. The flight plan was to fly from clarksburg (ckb), west Virginia, to lewisburg (lwb), west Virginia, pick up 2 passengers, then fly to W22, drop off the passengers, and proceed back to ckb as a final destination. The flight to lwb was conducted with the private pilot at the controls from the left seat, while the CFI gave the dual instruction from the right seat. Upon arriving at lwb, the private pilot requested the CFI to take the flight controls for the landing. The airplane arrived without incident. The flight departed lwb, with the private pilot at the controls, and proceeded to W22. Arriving at W22, the private pilot entered a standard left traffic pattern for runway 29. As the airplane was on left base, the private pilot again requested the CFI to take the flight controls for the final approach and landing. During the final approach, the descent angle, airspeed and altitude all appeared normal. Upon reaching what the CFI perceived as the flare position, he pulled back on the yoke in preparation for landing. The CFI realized that the airplane had not touched down on the runway, and became concerned that a safe landing could not be made. As the CFI applied full throttle to abort the landing, the airplane touched down hard on the runway, and the pilot immediately pulled the mixture all the way out to stop the engine. After the airplane came to a complete stop in the middle of the runway, the CFI opened the exit door and evacuated all of the passengers. (-23) a private pilot, working on his intrument rating, asked the instructor pilot, in the right seat, to make the night landing at the Upshur county airport (W22) because he didn't feel comfortable with the Mooney for a nigh t landing. The instructor pilot took control and attempted to make the landing. The instructor stated that he misjudged his altitude in the darkness and began his landing flare too high. This resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the aircraft. (.4) while landing, the CFI pulled back on the yoke in preparation for landing. The airplane floated down the runway, and the CFI became concerned that a safe landing could not be made. At that point, the CFI "felt a heavy sink rate...along with a flared pitch attitude." As the CFI applied full throttle to abort the landing, the airplane touched down hard on the runway, collapsing the landing gear.