What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot made an approach to runwa 34 using a slip to practice a x-w landing. The aircraft was in a normal attitude through the flare, but with the elevator only half-way back. The aircraft bounced about 3 fet into the air. The pilot stated she could have relaxed her rudder control because the nose of the aircraft veered off into a ditch (FAA approved recent construction), and as the right wing tip contacted the ground, the propeller hit and torqued the aircraft from nose to tail, causing substantial damage. The pilot stated that had the ditch not been 32 feet from the runway, it would not have been damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWA 34 USING A SLIP TO PRACTICE A X-W LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NORMAL ATTITUDE THROUGH THE FLARE, BUT WITH THE ELEVATOR ONLY HALF-WAY BACK. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ABOUT 3 FET INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT STATED SHE COULD HAVE RELAXED HER RUDDER CONTROL BECAUSE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF INTO A DITCH (FAA APPROVED RECENT CONSTRUCTION), AND AS THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE PROPELLER HIT AND TORQUED THE AIRCRAFT FROM NOSE TO TAIL, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HAD THE DITCH NOT BEEN 32 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.