What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) CFI privacy data omitted was giving dual instruction to commercially rated pilot privacy data omitted. They were practicing landings at the Talkeetna, AK airport. The pilot privacy data omitted was on the controls. During a landing attempt on runway 36, the aircraft was allowed to enter a high sink rate, low airspeed condition. Although CFI privacy data omitted prompted the pilot privacy data omitted to add power, the aircraft continued to sink and sustained a hard landing. The aircraft struck the VASI lights on the right side of the runway and was substantially damaged. Neither pilot was injured. The weather was VFR with light winds.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THEY WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS AT THE TALKEETNA, AK AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE CONTROLS. DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 36, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER A HIGH SINK RATE, LOW AIRSPEED CONDITION. ALTHOUGH CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROMPTED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ADD POWER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK AND SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE VASI LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.