What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The airplane owners privacy data omitted and CFI were returning from business and meetings the privacy data omitted had in las vegas. The owners are both student pilots. privacy data omitted Used the flight to north las vegas as a training flight and privacy data omitted used the return leg as a training flight. The weather was reported as VFR for the entire route. As they approached kdvo the Gnoss AWOS reported, "wind 210@15, vis +10 miles, few clouds at 7000', temp 23/DEW point 12, altimeter 29.86. The final approach was 3 knots faster (83 knots) than normal due to the wind. At initiation the plane was apparently hit by a wind gust that pushed the plane onto the runway and caused a bounce. The CFI took over control and tried to save the landing. The CFI applied full power to climb with the intention of going to another airport. The engine surged slightly, but it did not produce full or sustained power according to the CFI. The aircraft immediately veered right, the nose gear broke and both main gears broke off on impact with a ditch bank. The propeller struck the pavement numerous times breaking all three blades and the left wing spar was damaged on impact with the ground. The airbags and parachute did not deploy.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRPLANE OWNERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CFI WERE RETURNING FROM BUSINESS AND MEETINGS THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD IN LAS VEGAS. THE OWNERS ARE BOTH STUDENT PILOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED THE FLIGHT TO NORTH LAS VEGAS AS A TRAINING FLIGHT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED THE RETURN LEG AS A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS VFR FOR THE ENTIRE ROUTE. AS THEY APPROACHED KDVO THE GNOSS AWOS REPORTED, "WIND 210@15, VIS +10 MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 7000', TEMP 23/DEW POINT 12, ALTIMETER 29.86. THE FINAL APPROACH WAS 3 KNOTS FASTER (83 KNOTS) THAN NORMAL DUE TO THE WIND. AT INITIATION THE PLANE WAS APPARENTLY HIT BY A WIND GUST THAT PUSHED THE PLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED A BOUNCE. THE CFI TOOK OVER CONTROL AND TRIED TO SAVE THE LANDING. THE CFI APPLIED FULL POWER TO CLIMB WITH THE INTENTION OF GOING TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. THE ENGINE SURGED SLIGHTLY, BUT IT DID NOT PRODUCE FULL OR SUSTAINED POWER ACCORDING TO THE CFI. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED RIGHT, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND BOTH MAIN GEARS BROKE OFF ON IMPACT WITH A DITCH BANK. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT NUMEROUS TIMES BREAKING ALL THREE BLADES AND THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRBAGS AND PARACHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY.
NTSB investigation
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