What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A 3000 hour CFI and private rated student were on an instructional flight and in the landing phase with the intent of making a main wheel landing in a conventional geared a/c. the weather was VFR with 6 KTS of wind on the nose while landing rw 150 fnl. At 1-2 feet AGL the a/c ballooned and the student applied excessive fwd elevator, then aft elevator. The CFI took control and applied power, attempting to stabilize and go around. The attitude and speed of the a/c was such that they were going to contact the runway. The CFI chose to complete the landing in a nose high attitude, thinking it would do less damage to the aircraft. The aircraft contacted the runway tail wheel first, driving the tail wheel into the lower edge of the rudder causing minor damage to the rudder. No other damage to the a/c and there were no personal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A 3000 HOUR CFI AND PRIVATE RATED STUDENT WERE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND IN THE LANDING PHASE WITH THE INTENT OF MAKING A MAIN WHEEL LANDING IN A CONVENTIONAL GEARED A/C. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH 6 KTS OF WIND ON THE NOSE WHILE LANDING RW 150 FNL. AT 1-2 FEET AGL THE A/C BALLOONED AND THE STUDENT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FWD ELEVATOR, THEN AFT ELEVATOR. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL AND APPLIED POWER, ATTEMPTING TO STABILIZE AND GO AROUND. THE ATTITUDE AND SPEED OF THE A/C WAS SUCH THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE CFI CHOSE TO COMPLETE THE LANDING IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THINKING IT WOULD DO LESS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY TAIL WHEEL FIRST, DRIVING THE TAIL WHEEL INTO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE RUDDER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE A/C AND THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES.
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