What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Venusti was receiving a flight review from Mr. Rigues, flight instructor, when he was told to execute a short field landing. When he got too low the instructor told him to add power which was too late and the aircraft hit the ground short of the runway. As the aircraft was moving toward the asphalt the nose gear sheared off from hitting the edge of the asphalt and the right main landing gear tore loose from the main spar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. VENUSTI WAS RECEIVING A FLIGHT REVIEW FROM MR. RIGUES, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHEN HE WAS TOLD TO EXECUTE A SHORT FIELD LANDING. WHEN HE GOT TOO LOW THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO ADD POWER WHICH WAS TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING TOWARD THE ASPHALT THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF FROM HITTING THE EDGE OF THE ASPHALT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORE LOOSE FROM THE MAIN SPAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.