What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) An instructor pilot and his student were practicing touch and gos at La Crosse Municipal Airport (lse), on one attempt to land on runway 21, the aircraft touched down approximately forty feet short of the approach end of the runway. The ground was covered with about eighteen inches of snow. The main gear contacted the ground first. After the initial touchdown the nose gear collapsed causing the propeller and spinner to contact the ground. During the landing rollout the left wing impacted the ground causing major structural damage to the left wing spar. The aircraft slid through the snow finally coming to rest on the runway. Neither of the occupants were injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND HIS STUDENT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOS AT LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LSE), ON ONE ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY FORTY FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE GROUND WAS COVERED WITH ABOUT EIGHTEEN INCHES OF SNOW. THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST. AFTER THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID THROUGH THE SNOW FINALLY COMING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. NEITHER OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.