What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Flight instruction was giving instruction on short field landing. The student was established on final approach but flared the aircraft at approximately 50 feet above the runway. The instructor stated that he was attempting to correct for the loss in airspeed when the aircraft landed hard and bounced. The instructor stated that he applied full power and held the elevator control full aft in an effort to become airborne without porpoising. He stated that the aircraft did not become airborne, but remained in ground effect, in an unrecovered stall due to the full aft control. At approximately midfield, the aircraft made a sharp right turn and departed the runway where the nose landing gear was torn loose. The aircraft came to a stop approximately 50 yards to the right of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION ON SHORT FIELD LANDING. THE STUDENT WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH BUT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR THE LOSS IN AIRSPEED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND HELD THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FULL AFT IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME AIRBORNE WITHOUT PORPOISING. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE, BUT REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT, IN AN UNRECOVERED STALL DUE TO THE FULL AFT CONTROL. AT APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN LOOSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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