What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was operated by the civil air patrol as a 14 CFR part 91 qualifying check ride when they experienced a hard landing at Sanderson Field Airport, Shelton, WA. The check airman reported that the hard landing was made due to a rapid decrease in airspeed from approximately 60 KIAS to 40 KIAS during the landing flare. The check airman stated that the kshn ASOS reported surface winds at the time were from 30 degrees magnetic north at 12 knots gusting to 21 knots. The cap check pilot immediately added full throttle, but the aircraft landed hard on the main wheels with no drift. The check pilot took control of the aircraft during the bounce and made a go-around. The check ride was then terminated and the aircraft flew back to bremerton, WA. Where inspection of the aircraft revealed wrinkled skin on the right side of the aircraft between the aft side of the firewall and forward of the right door frame. Inspection of the aircraft by personnel from the seattle FSDO discovered that the aircraft had sustained substantial damage to the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AS A 14 CFR PART 91 QUALIFYING CHECK RIDE WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT SANDERSON FIELD AIRPORT, SHELTON, WA. THE CHECK AIRMAN REPORTED THAT THE HARD LANDING WAS MADE DUE TO A RAPID DECREASE IN AIRSPEED FROM APPROXIMATELY 60 KIAS TO 40 KIAS DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE CHECK AIRMAN STATED THAT THE KSHN ASOS REPORTED SURFACE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 30 DEGREES MAGNETIC NORTH AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS. THE CAP CHECK PILOT IMMEDIATELY ADDED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN WHEELS WITH NO DRIFT. THE CHECK PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE BOUNCE AND MADE A GO-AROUND. THE CHECK RIDE WAS THEN TERMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLEW BACK TO BREMERTON, WA. WHERE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED WRINKLED SKIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE AFT SIDE OF THE FIREWALL AND FORWARD OF THE RIGHT DOOR FRAME. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY PERSONNEL FROM THE SEATTLE FSDO DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.