What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On short final approach into the Laurel Municipal Airport in Laurel, Montana, during a touch-and-go attempt for flight training, the owner (pilot privacy data omitted) saw he was short of runway. Pilot then added power and pulled the aircraft nose up. The aircraft stalled and impacted beside runway 4 before the second pilot, CFI privacy data omitted could correct. CFI privacy data omitted and pilot privacy data omitted failed to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing attempt. No mechanical problems precipitated the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH INTO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN LAUREL, MONTANA, DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO ATTEMPT FOR FLIGHT TRAINING, THE OWNER (PILOT ^PRIVACY^) SAW HE WAS SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT THEN ADDED POWER AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE UP. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED BESIDE RUNWAY 4 BEFORE THE SECOND PILOT, CFI ^PRIVACY^ COULD CORRECT. CFI ^PRIVACY^ AND PILOT ^PRIVACY^ FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRECIPITATED THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.