What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While performing a 180 degree approach and landing during a commercial pilot airplane single engine land practical test, applicant allowed aircraft's rate of descent to increase on short final. Applicant applied power to recover but aircraft landed hard in a high nose up attitude, resulting in a tail strike and subsequent minor damage to the aircraft's fiberglass tailcone. The applicant was issued a notice of disapproval by pilot examiner privacy data omitted and examiner privacy data omitted was counseled regarding failure to intervene quickly enough to prevent the tail strike.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A 180 DEGREE APPROACH AND LANDING DURING A COMMERCIAL PILOT AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND PRACTICAL TEST, APPLICANT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT'S RATE OF DESCENT TO INCREASE ON SHORT FINAL. APPLICANT APPLIED POWER TO RECOVER BUT AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A HIGH NOSE UP ATTITUDE, RESULTING IN A TAIL STRIKE AND SUBSEQUENT MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S FIBERGLASS TAILCONE. THE APPLICANT WAS ISSUED A NOTICE OF DISAPPROVAL BY PILOT EXAMINER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND EXAMINER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COUNSELED REGARDING FAILURE TO INTERVENE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE TAIL STRIKE.