What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Accident occurred during private pilot check ride. Pilot examiner was checking the engine out descent and emergency landing maneuvers. At an altitude very near the ground, the pilot examiner added maximum power and called for the student to go around. The aircraft struck the ground with a bounce then struck hard onto the nose of the aircraft. The engine was ripped out of the mounts and torn away from the aircraft. The nose gear was torn away and the right main mount was pushed up through the wing and then torn off. The aircraft slid to a stop on the left main gear and the right wing. Damage to the tail of the aircraft was extensive. Note of interest: four days after the accident date, while trying to recover the aircraft from the field where it crashed, the salvage crew ignited a fuel tank and the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE. PILOT EXAMINER WAS CHECKING THE ENGINE OUT DESCENT AND EMERGENCY LANDING MANEUVERS. AT AN ALTITUDE VERY NEAR THE GROUND, THE PILOT EXAMINER ADDED MAXIMUM POWER AND CALLED FOR THE STUDENT TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH A BOUNCE THEN STRUCK HARD ONTO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS RIPPED OUT OF THE MOUNTS AND TORN AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN AWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN MOUNT WAS PUSHED UP THROUGH THE WING AND THEN TORN OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING. DAMAGE TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXTENSIVE. NOTE OF INTEREST: FOUR DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT DATE, WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FIELD WHERE IT CRASHED, THE SALVAGE CREW IGNITED A FUEL TANK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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