From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was touching down on runway 15 when aircraft bounced back into the air. Flight instructor called for a go-around, student pilot applied power and pushed control yoke forward and aircraft impacted the runway hard. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft at that time, but the nose gear strut had been dislocated from the firewall attach point and no steering was available to the pilots. The aircraft began to turn left and exited the runway and came to rest 20-30 feet from the runway in the mud and grass.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 15 WHEN AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND, STUDENT PILOT APPLIED POWER AND PUSHED CONTROL YOKE FORWARD AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY HARD. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THAT TIME, BUT THE NOSE GEAR STRUT HAD BEEN DISLOCATED FROM THE FIREWALL ATTACH POINT AND NO STEERING WAS AVAILABLE TO THE PILOTS. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST 20-30 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY IN THE MUD AND GRASS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.