What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During an instructional flight on April 25, 2005, at approximately 1330 CDT, N215LF, a zenair aircraft, model CH2000, was being controlled by a student pilot for landing at Panhandle, Texas, airport (T45) on runway 35. Weather conditions (as reported by national weather service center in amarillo, Texas, some 19 nautical miles southwest of T45 at 1253CDT were winds at 20 knots gusting to 23 knots at 330 degrees and temperature was 15C. During the landing at T45, the student pilot made a hard landing. There was initial contact by the landing gear tires and brakes on the runway numbers, then some 150 feet past, the right wing struck the runway. The aircraft tracked near the center of the runway. Damage included bent main landing gear, right wing structure, and right aileron.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ON APRIL 25, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, N215LF, A ZENAIR AIRCRAFT, MODEL CH2000, WAS BEING CONTROLLED BY A STUDENT PILOT FOR LANDING AT PANHANDLE, TEXAS, AIRPORT (T45) ON RUNWAY 35. WEATHER CONDITIONS (AS REPORTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTER IN AMARILLO, TEXAS, SOME 19 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF T45 AT 1253CDT WERE WINDS AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS AT 330 DEGREES AND TEMPERATURE WAS 15C. DURING THE LANDING AT T45, THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. THERE WAS INITIAL CONTACT BY THE LANDING GEAR TIRES AND BRAKES ON THE RUNWAY NUMBERS, THEN SOME 150 FEET PAST, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE INCLUDED BENT MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING STRUCTURE, AND RIGHT AILERON.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.